News articles tagged with 'insecticides'
The popular insect repellent deet is neurotoxic
— 5 Aug 2009 09:33 | BiologyThe active ingredient in many insect repellents, deet, has been found to be toxic to the central nervous system. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology say that... — full story
No evidence that WHO-recommended treatment for insecticide poisoning improves survival
— 30 Jun 2009 12:54 | HealthA study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine finds no evidence to suggest that a controversial antidote recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to... — full story
Association found between Parkinson's disease and pesticide exposure
— 5 Jun 2009 16:30 | HealthThe cause of Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease, is unknown, but in most cases it is believed to involve a combination... — full story
Case Western Reserve professor helps control infectious diseases with models and math
— 20 Dec 2008 12:52 | HealthCan an algebraic equation hold the secret to eradicating malaria or schistosomiasis? A Case Western Reserve University mathematics professor is utilising the combination of algorithms... — full story
Common insecticide can decimate tadpole populations
— 8 Oct 2008 05:02 | EnvironmentThe latest findings of a University of Pittsburgh-based project to determine the environmental impact of routine pesticide use suggests that malathion - the most popular insecticide... — full story
Bacteria stop sheep dip poisoning fish and bees
— 11 Sep 2008 22:50 | BiologyBacteria can be used to break down used sheep dip, preventing bees and fish from dying because of soil and river contamination, scientists heard Wednesday (10 September 2008) at the... — full story
Long-term pesticide exposure may increase risk of diabetes
— 5 Jun 2008 15:33 | HealthLicensed pesticide applicators who used chlorinated pesticides on more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes, according to researchers from the National Institutes... — full story
New designer toxins kill Bt-resistant insect pests
— 2 Nov 2007 06:50 | EnvironmentA new way to combat resistant pests stems from discovering how the widely used natural insecticide Bt kills insects. Figuring out how Bt toxins punch holes in the cells of an insect's... — full story
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