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Scientists have shown that the rare but unpleasant side effect of antibiotic treatment can be related to the enterotoxin tilivalline produced by a regular intestinal bacterium.

Increased iron concentration in lakes may have a negative environmental impact. Not only does it make the water brown but iron also binds environmental toxins, such as lead and arsenic, allowing them to become more mobile in the environment.

This collaborative agreement will focus on researching and developing safer pharmaceutical cannabis-based products and moving these products through clinical trials using FDA guidelines.

Researchers have discovered a new potential therapeutic target – located in the ribosome – to combat trypanosomes parasites.

A new study links sulfur dioxide emitted from burning fossil fuels to depressed sperm count and concentration in Chinese men.

Researchers showed that washing apples in baking soda was more effective at removing pesticides than tap water or a commercial bleach solution.

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2017/18 is now available in the British Journal of Pharmacology. The guide includes overviews of key properties for close to 1,700 human drug targets, identifies 3,500 ligands including more than 2,400 synthetic organic molecules and over 50 antibodies. Over 4,000 interactions between ligands and targets are quantified, allowing researchers to assess the potency of these interactions.

Researchers applied high-resolution mass spectrometry to investigate synthetic chemical contamination in two lakes in Central Europe. Synthetic contaminants increased during the 1950s, consistent with the boom in industrial activities, and declined following the installation of wastewater treatment plants in the 1970s.

Support and recognition for biodiversity research with potential for global impact.

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has added the first data from human nerve cells to the Allen Cell Types Database: a publicly available tool for researchers to explore and understand the building blocks of the human brain.