Toxicology articles from across Nature Portfolio

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a severe healthcare concern worldwide, however, accurate prediction of pediatric-specific ADRs remains challenging. Here, the authors present a machine learning approach integrating consensus-driven signal detection and multi-level biological features, significantly enhancing pediatric ADR prediction.

Microplastics are everywhere, but new research points to a need to standardize measurements of microparticles.

Animal models provide insights that alternative approaches can’t. A heated debate about which method is better is distracting researchers from doing good science.

Experiments show that the bacterial component of fine particulate matter has a highly potent inflammatory effect.

Tiny plastic particles are being found everywhere, including in the human brain. But it is not yet clear which findings can be trusted and what they might mean.

Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists are scrambling to understand their effects on health.

Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause.