Media Mentions
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New Test in the Works to Catch Defective Cancer Drugs
October 06, 2023
A team of researchers is developing a new way to test a vital cancer drug that has been sold around the world in poor-quality, contaminated or ineffective forms.
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The New York Times
Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress
September 29, 2023
Such largess is unusual — and not a sustainable pathway for vector control research, said John Grieco, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame who coordinates the multicountry spatial repellent trial, which is also running in countries including Mali and Sri Lanka.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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NPR
Bangladesh has been effective at fighting malaria. Can it eliminate the disease?
September 21, 2023
In the heart of Dhaka, Bangladesh's thronging capital, deep inside a laboratory, Kasturi Haldar stares down the barrel of a microscope.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Associated Press
Firefighters Fear the Toxic Chemicals in Their Gear Could Be Causing Cancer
September 14, 2023
Cotter sent patches of gear to Graham Peaslee, a University of Notre Dame professor who studies PFAS, for testing.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Eliminating public health scourge can also benefit agriculture
August 31, 2023
Removing vegetation can reduce infections while providing greater access to open water -
NBC News
Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do, study finds
August 25, 2023
Graham Peaslee, who studies PFAS at the University of Notre Dame and was not involved in the new research, said it's possible manufacturers aren't testing for the chemicals in their own products.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The Washington Post
‘Forever chemicals’ found in period underwear, tampon wrappers
August 11, 2023
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame studied more than 120 different menstruation products — menstrual cups, pads, underwear and tampons — sold in the United States.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Newsweek
Toxic 'Forever' Chemicals Found in Period Products
August 11, 2023
"[PFAs] have demonstrated environmental persistence, can bioaccumulate, and are known to have human and environmental toxicity," research lead Graham Peaslee, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, told Newsweek.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The New York Times
We Had 44 Period and Incontinence Products Tested for Forever Chemicals. Many Were Contaminated.
August 11, 2023
In early 2023, we bought and mailed 44 different products to Graham Peaslee, whose University of Notre Dame lab studies PFAS in the environment and has performed tens of thousands of tests looking for signs of contamination with these substances in consumer products.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Healthcare Headlines: Ovarian cancer and obesity
August 03, 2023
In a study published this month in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, University of Notre Dame researchers in collaboration with NeoGenomics Laboratories have shed new light on one key factor that can make ovarian cancer especially deadly: obesity.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Nature
Ben Franklin: founding father of anti-counterfeiting techniques
July 21, 2023
To better understand these printing techniques, Khachatur Manukyan at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and his colleagues imaged more than 600 paper notes printed between 1709 and 1790 and analysed their chemistry.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Researchers reveal why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly
July 20, 2023
In a study published this month in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, University of Notre Dame researchers in collaboration with NeoGenomics Laboratories have shed new light on one key factor that can make ovarian cancer especially deadly: obesity.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Colonial America’s Printed Money Examined
July 20, 2023
According to a statement released by the University of Notre Dame, researchers led by physicist Khachatur Manukyan have analyzed some 600 money notes printed during the British American colonial period over a span of about 80 years.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Benjamin Franklin put early anti-counterfeit measures in paper money
July 19, 2023
Khachatur Manukyan at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and his colleagues analysed the structure and chemical composition of more than 600 banknotes printed by Franklin and associates between 1709 and 1790.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Popular Science
Benjamin Franklin used science to protect his money from counterfeiters
July 19, 2023
Most of the silver and gold coins brought to the British American colonies were rapidly drained away to pay for manufactured goods imported from abroad, leaving the Colonies without sufficient monetary supply to expand their economy,” study co-author and physicist at the University of Notre Dame Khachatur Manukyan said in a statement.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Newsweek
Benjamin Franklin Developed a Money Invention We Didn't Know About
July 17, 2023
A team of experts from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana detected the secret techniques after analyzing hundreds of paper bills printed more than 200 years ago.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The New York Times
What Benjamin Franklin Learned While Fighting Counterfeiters
July 17, 2023
The study draws on more than 600 artifacts held by the University of Notre Dame, said Khachatur Manukyan, a physicist at that institution and an author of the new paper.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The Wall Street Journal
How Benjamin Franklin Helped Foil Early American Money Counterfeiters
July 17, 2023
Khachatur Manukyan, research associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Notre Dame, led a team that analyzed nearly 600 paper money notes printed in America from 1709 to 1790.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Associated Press
How Benjamin Franklin laid groundwork for the US dollar by foiling early counterfeiters
July 17, 2023
A team at the University of Notre Dame has shed new light on his methods via advanced scanning techniques that reveal some of Franklin’s methods in greater detail — along the way, also providing one more reason Franklin appears on the $100 bill.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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CBS News
Environmental group tests to find the best water filters for removing PFAS
July 13, 2023
"We've since discovered that all these PFAS are immune suppressants, so they suppress your immune system and that means any opportunistic disease, including some types of cancer, could take over," said Graham Peaslee, who is a biochemist.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.