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a new study shows that several hundred common chemicals, including pesticides, ingredients in consumer products, food additives, and drinking water contaminants, could increase the risk of breast cancer by causing cells in breast tissue to produce more of the hormones estrogen or progesterone.

In the largest study of its kind, an investigation by UC San Francisco has found no evidence that moderate coffee consumption can cause cardiac arrhythmia.

Messenger RNA vaccines against COVID-19 were not detected in human milk, according to a small study by UC San Francisco, providing early evidence that the vaccine mRNA is not transferred to the infant.

A new study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers of more the 400,000 Medicare patients taking medications for insomnia found that the risk of death is increased when either benzodiazepines or "z-drugs" are taken with opioids.

Silicon is a microelement that in low doses is vital for the normal development and functioning of connective tissue. Experiments showed that after only a few months of consuming water with added silicon animals developed a condition similar to silicosis (or miners lung disease).

Lab-based studies are critical to understanding ebola vaccine effectiveness due to the sporadic nature of outbreaks. This study identifies features of the antibody response responsible for survival from 139 immune- and vaccine-related parameters. * Findings will help develop vaccines that produce an antibody response profile which ensures protection and focuses on survival quality

An international study of parks and gardens finds even the humble roadside verge plays an important role in the environment and for our health.

Russian and Ukrainian scientists have discovered fairly unlikely drug candidates for treating liver fibrosis and other pathologies -- among pest control chemicals. In addition, the team looked at modifications of the medication called hymecromone, deeming them promising for anti-fibrotic drugs, too. Published in Glycobiology, the study also sheds light on the possible mechanism of action of the investigated compounds, all of which inhibit the synthesis of hyaluronic acid.