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‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected In Dolphin Milk, Study By Texas A&M Superfund Center Shows
Research led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Texas A&M Superfund Research Center scientists found that PFAS transferred to nursing dolphin calves were present at concerning concentrations, offering new insight into how these persistent chemicals move through marine ecosystems. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) — in […]
VMBS Distinguished Professor Stephen Safe Recognized As 2026 SEC Faculty Achievement Award Winner
Safe, a leading figure in molecular toxicology whose influence stretches across institutions and disciplines, has traveled from the mines of Canada to the halls of Oxford and Harvard before reaching Texas A&M. One summer, during a job orientation at a uranium mine, the guide had a grim message for its geology trainees. “People were showing […]
Texas A&M University Launches $15.3 Million NIH-Funded Center To Strengthen Chemical Safety Assessments, Reduce Animal Use
The Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), Texas A&M AgriLife Research, and partner institutes from across the country have received a five-year, $15.3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to fund a new research center that aims to transform how industrial and consumer-use chemicals are evaluated for human safety. […]
New ‘Liver-on-a-Chip’ Device Could Make Drug Safety Testing More Reliable
Research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and collaborating institutions finds that the PhysioMimix LC12 device shows promise in testing drug safety compared to traditional methods. Creating a drug that might help treat or cure a health condition in humans is a long, complex process. After developing a candidate drug […]
More Isn’t Always Better: Texas A&M Research Links High-Dose Antioxidants To Offspring Birth Defects
Findings from a mouse study suggest men planning to conceive should use caution with antioxidant supplements, as excess intake can influence sperm and early offspring craniofacial development. Antioxidants have been marketed as miracle supplements, touted for preventing chronic diseases and cancers; treating COPD and dementia; and slowing aging. While antioxidant therapies are widely used to […]
Bone Healing Worsens With Age In Down Syndrome
Around 350,000 people in the United States have Down syndrome (DS), a genetic condition associated with lower bone mass and increased risk of bone fracture. Research from Texas A&M University has previously shown that when people with DS get bone fractures, they often do not heal, which can be fatal. Now, thanks to a $1.8 […]
Meet The Texas A&M Researchers Reshaping Care For Traumatic Injuries
Finding better ways to treat traumatic injuries and blood loss is crucial for saving lives, but it’s also incredibly difficult to research — understandably, few people arriving at the emergency room after a horrible accident would want to discuss participating in clinical research. But Texas A&M biomedical researchers are finding ways to make the impossible […]
Research Breakthrough From Texas A&M Could Help Regrow Lost Limbs
Researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered a key element of joint cartilage regrowth, which brings them one step closer to regrowing entire human limbs. Their goal is to help the 2.1 million people in the United States living with limb loss, a population expected to more than triple by the year 2060 because of […]
Chemicals Might Be Hitching A Ride On Nanoplastics To Enter Your Skin
Plastic is ubiquitous in the modern world, and it’s notorious for taking a long time to completely break down in the environment — if it ever does. But even without breaking down completely, plastic can shed tiny particles — called nanoplastics because of their extremely small size — that scientists are just now starting to […]
The Olive Branch: Researchers Harness Expertise To Study Granddaughter’s Rare Bone Condition
A pair of VMBS scientists have been working to bring hope to families everywhere by dedicating their efforts to understanding a rare genetic disorder. As a toddler, Olive walked in a way that her grandmother, Dr. Dana Gaddy, described as an exaggerated “waddle.” But this wasn’t the “waddle” of an infant learning to walk — […]
