Pharmaceutical pollution in waterways is changing animal behavior. Exposure to an antianxiety drug is affecting migrating ...

A recent study in Sweden's Dal River reveals that pharmaceutical pollution, specifically anti-anxiety medication, ...

Pharmaceutical pollution is an emerging global issue, with over 900 active substances detected in waterways worldwide. Recent ...

In the largest study of its kind to date, a team of international researchers has investigated how pharmaceutical pollution ...

However, modern salmon face a hurdle that was unknown to their ancient ancestors: pharmaceutical pollution that changes their migration behavior. Recently, researchers discovered that when a drug ...

Study reveals commonly detected environmental levels of clobazam -- a medication often prescribed for sleep disorders -- increased the river-to-sea migration success of juvenile salmon in the wild.

When the drug clobazam accumulates in Atlantic salmon's brains, migrating juvenile fish reach the ocean sooner, a new study found. A juvenile salmon is shown in May 2019. - Jörgen Wiklund ...