Formaldehyde shows up in beauty products not because brands want to alarm consumers, but because it has long been used to preserve formulas and prevent dangerous bacterial growth. While pure ...

In the body, the small molecule formaldehyde (upper left in box) inhibits an enzyme (violet) that makes methyl groups (red) that are added to DNA. This interferes with methylation, an important ...

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A plan for the US Food and Drug Administration to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from being used in hair-straightening products remains in limbo under ...

SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) is actively studying the issue of formaldehyde emitted from composite wood products and adhesives following a reported rise in cases of the harmful ...