University of New Mexico researchers studying the health risks posed by gadolinium, a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans, have found that oxalic acid, a molecule found in many foods, can ...

Study finds iron oxide nanoparticles are useful for medicinal plant sustainability under toxic metal conditions by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences Editors' notes Add as preferred source ...

Engineered nanoparticles (NPs), commonly utilized in environmental remediation, can pose significant toxicity risks upon ingestion by organisms. Researchers have now devised a solution to this ...

Nanotoxicology is an essential discipline within nanotechnology focused on assessing the potential hazards that nanoparticles can pose to the environment and human health. Given their nanoscale size, ...

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It is third in a series about health risks following the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed ...

over page of the new international standard ISO 4962 (In vitro acute nanoparticle phototoxicity assay) developed by the KRISS-NIST joint research team. The Korea Research Institute of Standards and ...

Share The brain is like a city within a fortress. Its cellular inhabitants normally hum along in their daily routines. Neurons send out the electrical signals underlying memory and cognition.

Antimicrobial nanoparticles are materials with exceptional antimicrobial properties, capable of controlling bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Thanks to their unique physicochemical attributes, ...