2026 September - 22 articles
Tyre granule-based artificial turf surfaces are currently a matter of debate. Most of the Agencies involved in environmental and health protection have stated a negligible/virtually negligible risk to health and have issued a general call for caution...
In the context of the global transition towards a more sustainable economy, the use of bioplastics (BPs) is rapidly increasing across several sectors, including industry, medicine and cosmetics. Among BPs, polylactic acid (PLA) is the “polymer...
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) possess remarkable physicochemical properties, making them highly attractive candidates for advanced drug delivery, catalysis, water purification, gas separation, and biomedical application. Thus, it is important...
Heavy metals and metalloids are persistent environmental contaminants that accumulate in the central nervous system and interact with endogenous essential metals, yet most neurotoxicological research continues to treat metals as independent agents ra...
Obesity is a disease characterized by excessive accumulation of adipose tissue. It is a multifactorial condition arising from complex interactions among genetic background, lifestyle-related factors (such as physical inactivity, socioeconomic and cul...
Air pollution and temperature are important environmental risk factors for mortality, but variation in risks across causes of death, population groups, and co-exposure conditions remains incompletely characterised. This study used nationwide monthly...
Ultrashort-chain (USC) per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are increasingly detected in environmental and drinking water systems, yet information regarding their occurrence in alcoholic beverages remains limited. The analysis of USC PFAS in wi...
Cyclo(Pro-Tyr), a marine-derived cyclic dipeptide, has demonstrated anticancer activity, but its toxicological profile remains insufficiently characterized. The present study evaluated the preliminary toxicological effects of Cyclo(Pro-Tyr) using com...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a multifactorial endocrine disorder characterized by chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and reproductive dysfunction. Although empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor, has demonstrated anti...
Pesticide contamination of food and environmental matrices represents a potential risk to human health. This study investigated the toxicological effects of commercial glyphosate and dicamba-based herbicide formulations, individually and in combinati...
Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) is a heterogeneous carrier of toxic metals whose environmental fate and biological effects depend on particle size, source-related composition, chemical form, solubility, and bioaccessibility. Lead (Pb), cadmium (C...
Pesticides represent a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems due to their persistence and widespread use in agricultural areas, altering environments and exerting adverse effects on non-target organisms. Tebuthiuron is a phenylurea herbicide exten...
Eastern Croatia includes settlements with historically elevated arsenic (As) concentrations in drinking water. Of 488 recruited adults, nine were excluded solely because no questionnaire was available; the exclusion was independent of measured arseni...
Background: Thyroid hormone synthesis, deiodination, and redox regulation depend on iodine availability and selenium-dependent proteins. Therefore, these nutrients may alter sensitivity to thyroid disturbance brought on by metals and metalloids; neve...
Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have emerged as pervasive environmental contaminants with increasing evidence of human exposure and biological accumulation. Recent studies have confirmed their presence in multiple human reproductive tissue...
Chemical pollution from industrial, agricultural, and urban activities represents a major threat to freshwater ecosystems and aquatic organisms. This study evaluated hepatic biomarker responses in Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) maintained under...
Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) have emerged as widespread environmental contaminants, with increasing evidence suggesting that chronic exposure may adversely affect human health. Experimental and emerging human studies indicate that MNPs can i...
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential for controlling human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, requiring strict daily adherence for lifelong viral suppression. However, this continuous oral dosing results in persistent exposure of the gastro...
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a non-persistent industrial chemical widely used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Due to its mass production and versatility, BPA is ubiquitous in environmental matrices, leading to human exposure thr...
Background–Aim: Children represent a particularly susceptible population to endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) exposure; however, biomonitoring data in this population remain limited. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study using...
Scalp hair offers a non-invasive matrix for retrospective paediatric biomonitoring, although interpretation is complicated by endogenous incorporation, exogenous deposition and element-specific analytical detectability. We characterised B, Ca, Co, Fe...
Genistein (GEN) exhibits concentration- and cell-type-dependent biological activities; however, the mechanisms underlying its cytotoxicity remain incompletely understood. This study investigated whether oxidative stress-mediated mitochondrial dysfunc...
