Anesthetic agents disrupt neurodevelopment in animal models, but evidence in humans is
mixed. The morphologic and behavioral changes observed across many species predicted …

Organophosphates (OPs) are one of the main classes of insecticides, in use since the mid
1940s. OPs can exert significant adverse effects in non-target species including humans …

White biotechnology, or industrial biotechnology, is drawing much attention as a solution to
produce energy, chemicals and other materials from renewable resources. White …

This report presents a highly sensitive, rhodamine B-covered gold nanoparticle (RB-AuNP)-
based assay with dual readouts (colorimetric and fluorometric) for detecting …

In the last 10 years, good evidence has become available to show that the combined effects
of endocrine disruptors (EDs) belonging to the same category (eg, estrogenic …

The use of pesticides in agriculture has always had a strong impact on environmental
contamination. Since the 1990s, neonicotinoids have grown increasingly more popular …

Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides are used extensively to control agricultural, household
and structural pests. These pesticides constitute a diverse group of chemical structures …

Pyrethroid insecticides have been used for more than 40 years and account for 25% of the
worldwide insecticide market. Although their acute neurotoxicity to adults has been well …

Chlorpyrifos (CP), an organophosphate insecticide is broadly used in the agricultural and
industrial sectors to control a broad-spectrum of insects of economically important crops. CP …

Acetylcholine and other neurotransmitters play unique trophic roles in brain development.
Accordingly, drugs and environmental toxicants that promote or interfere with …