chemicals

You’re breathing potential carcinogens inside your car

Outdated flammability standard drives use of harmful flame retardants in car interiors.

This common chemical can be harmful for your health - study

A recent study looked at how PFAS affect heart disease, finding that they are hard to avoid and have a greater impact on young people, even with minimal exposure.

By DR. DALIT DRAIMAN-MEDINA
01/04/2024

Massive blast seen in Iranian chemical production factory, fire breaks out

According to reports, the blast was so large it was seen from several cities across central Iran.

Cleaning products spread hundreds of hazardous chemicals - study

The researchers tested both conventional products and “green” cleaning products and detected a total of 530 unique volatile organic compounds.

NASA's International Space Station is filled with chemicals. Here's why - study

A number of potentially harmful chemicals have been found accumulating in the air filters of the International Space Station. This is how they got there.

16/08/2023

More products to be produced with less material, pollution, fewer byproducts - BGU study

With these findings, those reactions could become more efficient – producing more products with less material, byproducts, pollution, and energy. 

Harvard scientists claim to discover chemical cocktail that slows aging

After years of research, Harvard researchers uncovered chemical cocktails to slow aging, paving the way for a "fountain of youth."

Scientists find organic molecules in galaxy 12 billion light years away - study

The organic molecules found in this distant galaxy are not signs of life. Found via NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, their discovery raises questions about star formation.

14/06/2023

20% of children live with unsafe levels of chemical toxins - study

Exposure to PFAs has been associated with reduced vaccine response in children, increasing the risk of exposure to deadly diseases. It has also been associated with reduced birth weight and cancer.

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