A study has now shown that residents of the Mid-Ohio River Valley had higher than normal levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), based on blood samples collected over a 22-year span (1991-2013). The exposure source was likely drinking water contaminated by industrial discharges upriver. The researchers identified three known industrial sources who discharge PFOA into the … Read more
It might not be a surprise to anyone who has ever used strong language in a difficult situation as part of their natural strategy for getting through it, but scientists have tested it. They had people repeat swear words and perform physical tasks, like riding exercise bikes and squeezing hand grips. Compared with people who … Read more
Some attended information sessions on the practical ins and outs of running for office, motivated by a sense that Trump is antagonistic towards independent research-based science, particularly when it involves climate change. Read more
Animal rights activists will welcome this news with enthusiasm: the Wyss Institute at Harvard University has developed a chip that could save the lives of millions of laboratory animals. The chip would imitate the operation of complete organs and thus predict more effectively the effects of treatment on humans. Animal experimentation is subject to much debate on … Read more