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ULM announces 2020 Foundation Awards for Excellence recipients facebook like button Published April 1, 2021 University of Louisiana Monroe President Ron Berry announces the 2020 Foundation Awards for Excellence recipients. Four faculty and one staff member were selected based on the overall effectiveness in their field and contributions to the university.     Award for Excellence in Research - Todd Murphy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, School of Sciences, College of Arts, Education, and Sciences Murphy   Award for E...

Early Development of Mammary Gland Increases the Risk of Breast Cancer by Karishma Abhishek on  March 14, 2021 at 10:08 AM Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), published in the journal Toxicological Sciences. Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are man-made chemical molecules that are added to a wide variety of products like furniture, electronics, and kitchenware to slow the spread of flames in the event of a fire. These molecules tend to escape easily as they are not directly bound to the material in which they are added. They are then found in ...

Credit: Isabelle Plante (INRS) Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are found in furniture, electronics, and kitchenware to slow the spread of flames in the event of a fire. However, it has been shown that these molecules may lead to early mammary gland development, which is linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. The study on the subject by Professor Isabelle Plante from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) made the cover of the February issue of the journal Toxicological Sciences. Part of the flame retardants are considered to be endocrine disruptors, i.e. they int...

Diversity in agriculture has survival advantages Diversity in agriculture is beneficial not only for nutritional and culinary reasons, but also for the sustainability of producers and their methods of furnishing a necessity for life, food. Written By: Mike Rosmann | × Michael R. Rosmann, Ph.D., Farmers Forum columnist Although some people prefer the same foods every day or must eat the same items daily because that’s all they have available to them, most of us prefer options that vary in their nutritional benefits, taste and methods of preparation. Eating diverse foods is a h...

What's True Thalidomide was a “miracle drug” commonly prescribed in the 1950s to treat an assortment of ailments, including nausea in pregnant women. The therapeutic was not rigorously tested in large human populations and was pulled from the market less than a decade after its introduction because it caused malformations in newborns. What's False Thalidomide was not “rapidly approved” using comparable approval requirements necessary in 2020 for the COVID-19 vaccine. Furthermore, thalidomide is not a vaccine, and does not provide a possible case study for long-term safety...