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Methylmercury and Human Embryonic Development
By: Minai Mandana
| Published: Apr 18, 2016
Methylmercury (MeHg) is an organic form of mercury that can damage the developing brains of human fetuses. Women who consume methylmercury during…
MethylmercuryMercury in the bodyFishes--Mercury contentToxicologyMercury
Josef Warkany (1902–1992)
By: Chanapa Tantibanchachai, Bianca Zietal
| Published: May 26, 2017
Josef Warkany studied the environmental causes of birth defects in the United States in the twentieth century. Warkany was one of the first…
Abnormalities, HumanVitamin ARetinoidsHypervitaminosiscalomel
“Association of Birth Outcomes with Fetal Exposure to Parabens, Triclosan and Triclocarban in an Immigrant Population in Brooklyn, New York” (2017), by Laura Geer, Benny Pycke, Joshua Waxenbaum, David Sherer, Ovadia Abulafia, and Rolf U. Halden
By: Ajeet Bains
| Published: Apr 25, 2021
In 2017, Laura Geer and colleagues published the results of a study investigating the effects of parabens and antimicrobial compounds on birth…
LiteratureAntiseptics in obstetricsEndocrine disrupting chemicalsLocal Anti-Infective AgentsEmbryonic and Fetal Development
Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (1855–1916)
By: Eboni E. Andersun
| Published: Jun 03, 2025
Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser was a physician and scientist working in Poland who, in 1879, identified the bacterium that causes gonorrhea. Before…
SyphilisGonorrheaLeprosySexually Transmitted DiseasesBacteria
Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Oct 31, 2007
Jan Swammerdam, known as the founder of the preformation theory based on his extensive research on insect development, was born on 12 February 1637…
PeopleBiography
The Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
By: Christian H. Ross
| Published: Mar 30, 2017
The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine was created by Maurice Hilleman in 1971 at the Merck Institute of Therapeutic Research, a…
TechnologyMMR VaccineViral vaccinesCombined VaccinesRubella
Penicillin
By: Srivatsan Swaminathan
| Published: Aug 12, 2024
Penicillin is a type of drug called an antibiotic that can treat bacterial infections by killing the bacteria or making it difficult for the bacteria…
Antibiotics, PenicillinStaphylococcusAntibacterial Drug ResistanceSyphilisDrug Development
Lydia Estes Pinkham (1819–1883)
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: May 20, 2017
Lydia Estes Pinkham invented and sold Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, a medicinal tonic used to treat menstrual discomfort and promote female…
Reproductive HealthPatent MedicinesHerbs--Therapeutic useFertilityAdvertising
A plant genetically modified that accumulates Pb is especially promising for phytoremediation (2003), by Carmina Gisbert et al.
By: Ernest Nkansah-Dwamena
| Published: Dec 30, 2014
In 2003, Carmina Gisbert and her research team produced a tobacco plant that could remove lead from soil. To do so, they inserted a gene from wheat…
PhytoremediationtobaccoLeadSoil Pollutioncadmium
George Herbert Hitchings (1905–1998)
By: Eboni E. Andersun
| Published: Jun 25, 2024
George Herbert Hitchings researched and developed medications that targeted specific parts of DNA replication processes to treat cancers and various…
Nucleoside analogDNA ReplicationDrug DevelopmentAcyclovirPharmacology