• The fat cells here are really active, producing toxic substances that cause damage which can lead to heart disease.

    BBC: People can be fat yet fit, research suggests

  • Yet ever so slowly researchers are beginning to decipher some of the basic molecular mechanisms in the toxic cascade that does so much damage in the aftermath of a stroke.

    FORBES: Repairing The Brain

  • Now, researchers, ever so slowly, are beginning to decipher some of the basic molecular mechanisms in the toxic cascade that does so much damage in the aftermath of a stroke.

    FORBES: Repairing The Brain

  • But too much TNF over long periods of time is toxic, causing severe inflammation and tissue damage.

    FORBES: Chemical Chameleon

  • There were concerns the development pesticide-resistant GM crops meant consumers were being exposed to increasingly toxic residues, some of which could damage embryos in the womb.

    BBC: GM crops

  • "Carbon tet", as it is known, is a highly toxic pollutant which is known to cause cancer and liver damage.

    BBC: Bhopal survivors fight for justice

  • The Hungarian village of Kolontar has been evacuated after new damage was discovered at a burst reservoir that spilled toxic sludge on Monday.

    BBC: Hungary fears new leak from toxic sludge reservoir

  • Exposure to the oil for a prolonged period of time can result in a toxic effect on the skin, and mammals can suffer lung damage or death after breathing it in, Bossart said.

    CNN: Oil spill could be disaster for animals, experts say

  • It aims to trap toxic free radicals, the highly reactive molecular fragments that are believed to spread damage several hours after a stroke.

    FORBES: Brain Repair

  • There is of course nothing wrong or illegal in soliciting donations for a political party, but commentators agreed that the exchange was likely to damage Mr Gallagher's campaign, associating him with the "toxic" memories of the era when Fianna Fail was in power.

    BBC: No charity from McGuinness in Gallagher donation row

  • Besides stroke, he says, drugs aimed at the new targets could prove useful for treating spinal cord injuries, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, even epilepsy--because the same toxic cascade that occurs after a stroke also happens after many other types of brain damage.

    FORBES: Repairing The Brain

  • Besides stroke, Dr. Suzdak says, drugs aimed at the new targets could prove useful for treating spinal cord injuries, Lou Gehrig's disease or even epilepsy--because the same toxic cascade that occurs after a stroke also happens after many other types of brain damage.

    FORBES: Repairing The Brain

  • The damage spreads to surrounding tissue over the next several hours, hastened by a toxic biochemical cascade.

    FORBES: Brain Repair

  • It causes lung damage, and can be incredibly hard to treat with infected patients needing months of treatment with toxic drugs.

    BBC: Cystic fibrosis bug 'can spread between patients'

  • But much of the damage happens when brain cells, starved of oxygen, start churning out compounds that can actually be toxic.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

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