Blogs

How were SOT members and their research making waves on the web this week? Let’s check it out.

SOT Member Research

Bevin P. Engelward and colleagues had a paper published online in ACS Nano.The paper presented the group’s results of using the newly developed CometChip technology to test engineered nanoparticles, concluding that “The presented CometChip platform enabled efficient and reliable measurement of ENP-mediated DNA damage.”

Newly published research from Bruce Ames and a colleague at the Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland show that three brain hormones that affect social behavior (serotonin, oxytocin, and vasopressin) are all activated by vitamin D, which could provide insight into autism treatment and prevention. The research appeared in The FASEB Journal.

Environmental Health Perspectives features research by Qinghua Sun and Jack R. Harkema, alongside 2014 Annual Meeting presenter Robert D. Brook and other colleagues, on the effect of exposure to coarse particulate matter in rural locations on the cardiovascular system. Their study shows that inhaling coarse particulate matter may cause a rapid elevation in blood pressure and heart rate.

Science Headlines

·       Scientists Search for Toxins in Cigarette Smoke Residue (NPR)

·       Senators Meeting Regularly on TSCA Reform, but have No Time Frame for Moving Bill (Bloomberg BNA)

·       States Fight Chemical Industry Over Proposed Rules (The Washington Post)

·       Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain (Food & Environment Reporting Network and The Nation)

·       Experts Call for More In Vitro Tests for Nanomaterials (Chemical Watch)

·       Building New Drugs Just Got Easier (The Scrips Research Institute)

·       New Research Shows Air Pollution Might Make You Bad at Your Job (The Washington Post)

·       Pests Worm Their Way into Genetically Modified Maize (Nature)

·       New Technology Aims to Minimize Animal Testing for Drug Discovery (Fox News)

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