EPA centers test everyday chemicals for human safety
Vanderbilt University and the University of Pittsburgh establish VPROMPT to develop tissue chips that test chemical effects on human cells without animal use. The project aims to predict toxicity in liver, limb, cartilage, bone, mammary and fetal membranes, advancing safer food additives drugs and pesticides.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Vanderbilt University
EPA
Vanderbilt
University of Pittsburgh
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Pitt
Rocky Titan
Pitt School of Medicine
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Autism Rates Stable As Diagnoses Rise In Sweden Study
A Swedish study of nearly 20 000 twins finds about 1 percent meet autism criteria, while national diagnoses rose from 0.23 to 0.5 percent between 1993 and 2002. Researchers say actual rates may be steady for decades, similar to U S trends, with up to 3 percent by some estimates.
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University of Gothenburg
Sweden
Lundstrom
United States
Stockholm County
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Nancy Minshew
University of Pittsburgh
Center For Excellence In
Autism Research
Minshew
Brian Lee
Drexel University
Philadelphia
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