The nation's new Health and Human Services Secretary has historically been skeptical of the safety of plastics, writing in 2023, "Some of the toxic chemicals used in everyday items such as plastic ...

The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections was an 11-member panel of volunteers with expertise in bioethics and regulatory affairs.

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The Human Health Campus is an educational and resource website for health professionals in radiation medicine (nuclear medicine, diagnostic imaging, radiation oncology and medical radiation physics) ...

A review of the data published Wednesday concludes that microplastics are "suspected" to harm human reproductive, digestive and respiratory health, with a possible link to colon and lung cancer.

“Many of health’s mysteries are waiting to be solved through the study of oral microbiota,” said Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc, dean of the School of Dentistry and associate vice chancellor, Oral Health ...

Biofilms are incredibly diverse, and while they are predominantly associated with bacteria, they can also include other organisms such as algae, fungi, or protozoans. 6 Biofilms can grow adhered to ...

Scientists have pieced together a new draft of the human genome that better captures humanity’s genetic diversity. The new “pangenome” incorporates the DNA of 47 individuals from every ...

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects.