RECETOX

For a healthy future

RECETOX is engaged in research and education on managing the environmental and health risks associated with the chemicals around us

We are building a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Health Sciences. Through research and innovation, the Centre addresses the most current societal needs and scientific challenges at national and global levels and provides stakeholders and policymakers with robust scientific evidence and innovative tools for diagnosis and prevention.

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30 Jan

The PARC: A New Era in Risk Assessment conference introduced representatives of government and scientific institutions to the main aspects of the partnership

On Tuesday, January 28, the PARC: A New Era in Risk Assessment conference was held in Prague, aiming to present the international Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) to more than fifty representatives of government institutions and research infrastructures within the context of the innovative framework of European partnerships under the Horizon Europe program.

ArticleResearch

27 Jan

Some combinations of currently used pesticides are toxic to soil organisms. Scientists are now preparing tools to predict their occurence in the environment.

Since 2020, the RECETOX center has been involved in the European project SPRINT. This five-year project aims not only to measure new data on the occurrence and effects of pesticides in the environment but also to develop tools that will allow their impacts on the environment and human health to be modeled and predicted.

ArticleResearch

22 Jan

Lack of vitamin B12 during pregnancy can negatively affect children’s cognitive development

A study by scientists from Masaryk University showed that children of mothers with higher vitamin B12 intake during pregnancy were able to communicate better at one and a half years old, for example, using gestures, simple words, and understanding simple instructions. At the age of 8, they showed better results in verbal intelligence tests.

Event

20 Jan

Long-time director of the RECETOX Centre and Professor Emeritus Ivan Holoubek has passed away

With deep sorrow, we announce that on January 19, 2025, after a long and severe illness, one of the most prominent figures of Masaryk University, Professor Ivan Holoubek, passed away at the age of nearly 74

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