Formaldehyde has undergone quite the image makeover. Best known as the heady, sickly sweet-smelling chemical commonly used to bathe the recently deceased in high school biology labs and funeral homes ...

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New research has revealed that some of the toxin formaldehyde in our bodies does not come from our environment - it is a by-product of an essential reaction inside our own cells. This could provide ...

Formaldehyde, a common toxicant and carcinogen recently subjected to new federal regulations, may be more dangerous than previously thought, a new study suggests. The capacity of formaldehyde, a ...

Researchers use chemistry to solve a nagging problem that has challenged the analysis of RNA from formaldehyde-fixed tissue specimens. In hospitals far and wide, tissue samples taken during routine ...