Formaldehyde's toxicity was presumed to derive from its ability to crosslink DNA, but that happens only at huge doses. Recent discoveries that formaldehyde is found in the body in small amounts ...

Formaldehyde is one of the most demonized chemicals. Know-nothings try to terrify us about the 10 milligrams of the chemical you get from a packet of aspartame. But did you know that your body ...

Like other human preservation techniques, variations abound, but here’s the gist: First, the body is fixed in a preserving solution, usually formaldehyde, to prevent tissue decomposition.

In 2001, Pope John XXIII's embalmed body was removed from its crypt beneath St. Peter's Basilica and placed on permanent display in the basilica, a move prompted by his beatification, the initial ...

With the government declaring formaldehyde a carcinogen, these might be boom times for alternative embalming fluids — if it weren’t for the so-called everlasting effect every funeral director ...

"A formaldehyde-preserved body is not like a real body," says Dr Lena Vogt, a foot surgeon from Germany. "It starts with the skin. You just touch it lightly with the scalpel and it falls apart." ...

On occasion, formaldehyde is not actually listed as an ingredient, but is released from preservatives like DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, or quaternium-15.

The personal care industry faces scrutiny over formaldehyde in products like shampoo and lotion, often unlabelled despite being a carcinogen. It's used as a preservative and sometimes to mask poor ...