Media coverage – December 2018

A selection of the most prominent media coverage featuring the University during the month

High levels of carcinogenic chemical found in everyday consumer products

High levels of the carcinogenic chemical cadmium can still be found in everyday household products like second-hand plastic toys, drinking glasses, alcoholic beverage bottles, ceramics and artists’ paints, according to new research led by Dr Andrew Turner.

Second-hand toys could harm children, scientists discover – BBC News
Old Plastic Toys Could Pose A Risk To Children's Health – HuffPost
High levels of carcinogenic chemical found in everyday consumer products – Phys.org
Health warning over second-hand plastic toys – Irish News
Why you should never let your children play with plastic hand-me-downs – Daily Mail
Children’s health at risk from second hand toys, scientists warn – iNews

Researchers explore babies’ development in BBC documentary series

Professor Caroline Floccia is among the experts featured in the final episode of Babies: Their Wonderful World.

BBC Two documentary Babies: Their Wonderful World

Billions of nanoplastic particles accumulate in tissues of marine organisms within six hours, study suggests

A ground-breaking study has shown it takes a matter of hours for billions of minute plastic nanoparticles to become embedded throughout the major organs of a marine organism.The research, led by the University of Plymouth, examined the uptake of nanoparticles by a commercially important mollusc, the great scallop (Pecten maximus).

Sea scallops soak up BILLIONS of microplastic particles in a matter of hours, study shows – Daily Mail
The hidden danger in our food and drink: How microplastics are choking us and our environment – The Telegraph
Billions of Plastic Nanoparticles Collect in a Marine Animal in Just Hours – Science Alert
Seafood Surprise: Nanoplastics Can Embed and Linger in Scallops – Seeker
Billions of nanoplastic particles seep into mollusc organs within six hours – Marine Conservation Society

New insight into stem cell behaviour ‘highlights therapeutic target for cancer treatment’

Research led by the University of Plymouth and Technische Universität Dresden has identified a new therapeutic target for cancer treatment and tissue regeneration – a protein called Prominin-1.

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week – GE Reports

Study solves puzzle of snail and slug feeding preferences

Work showed that snails were more likely to attack seedlings based on their preference for, or dislike of, naturally omitted volatile scents produced by the seedlings.

Puzzle of snail and slug feeding preferences solved – Science Daily

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