Recent studies reveal that even trace amounts of drugs, such as the sedative clobazam, can significantly alter the behavior and migration patterns of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). These findings ...

Intriguingly, trace levels of the sedative clobazam—a drug prescribed for anxiety and sleep disorders—were found to speed up the migration of juvenile Atlantic salmon in Sweden’s River Dal.

Prior research showed that benzodiazepines could alter behavior in Atlantic salmon (Salmo ... We followed the entire river-to-sea migration of juvenile salmon in a natural river system, using ...

An in-lab demonstration of the impacts pharmaceutical pollution is having on Atlantic salmon migration behavior. Credit: Marcus Michelangeli Dr. Michelangeli noted that the study's real-world ...

In the largest study of its kind to date, a team of international researchers has investigated how pharmaceutical pollution affects the behaviour and migration of Atlantic salmon. The study ...

Sponsor Message Instead, Brand's team did the next best thing: They conducted a controlled study that implanted pharmaceuticals in Atlantic salmon in Sweden and monitored their migration toward ...

led by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences investigated how pharmaceutical pollution affects the behavior and migration of endangered Atlantic salmon. A new study found that wild ...

And how might such exposures influence key life events – like reproduction or migration? For migratory species such as Atlantic salmon, the stakes are especially high. Once abundant across Europe and ...

University of Stirling scientists have discovered cells in the skin of Atlantic salmon that offer new insights into how ...