Wildfire Smoke Isn’t Monkey Business
Wildfire Smoke Isn’t Monkey Business
Because of natural exposure to wildfire smoke, nonhuman primates have provided an increased understanding of the long-te... Read more
5 May 2022
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26mins
Sweating It Out: Exercise versus Toxic Exposures
Sweating It Out: Exercise versus Toxic Exposures
With nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affecting nearly a third of the US population, Luma Melo, University of Pittsburgh... Read more
28 Apr 2022
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25mins
Anthropogenic Ghosts on the Coast
Anthropogenic Ghosts on the Coast
While no longer national news, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is still impacting the ecological health of the Gulf of M... Read more
21 Apr 2022
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26mins
Lions and Vultures and Tox, Oh My
Lions and Vultures and Tox, Oh My
How human activity, chemical exposures, and environmental factors combine to contribute to wildlife population declines ... Read more
14 Apr 2022
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29mins
The Delicious World of Food Safety
The Delicious World of Food Safety
Even chocolate companies and wineries need toxicologists. Alexandria G. Lau, ToxStrategies Inc., has worked for both and... Read more
7 Apr 2022
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26mins
Heat Stressed: Biostats and Public Health
Heat Stressed: Biostats and Public Health
Biostatistics or data science for public health—whatever you choose to call it—informs understanding of the health and e... Read more
31 Mar 2022
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25mins
The Life-Giving Properties of Liquid Gold
The Life-Giving Properties of Liquid Gold
With limited existing research on the effects of medications and exposures on lactation, Christina D. Chambers, Universi... Read more
24 Mar 2022
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31mins
Toxicology Is a Wise Choice: One Health, Many Ecosystems
Toxicology Is a Wise Choice: One Health, Many Ecosystems
Studying the effects of metals in whales and alligators, among other species, can offer immense insight into human healt... Read more
17 Mar 2022
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24mins
Space, the Final Risk Assessment Frontier
Space, the Final Risk Assessment Frontier
How do you set exposure limits to protect human health in a closed container floating in space? Valerie Ryder, a toxicol... Read more
10 Mar 2022
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35mins
To Breathe a Little Easier and Why the Lungs Are the Sexiest Organ
To Breathe a Little Easier and Why the Lungs Are the Sexiest Organ
From vaping to wildfire smoke to pollutants such as diesel exhaust to airborne diseases, the lungs are the organ most ex... Read more
3 Jun 2021
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26mins