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Abstract : Research Summaries: Nanotoxicology: An emerging discipline evolving from studies of ultrafine particles; Translocation of inhaled ultrafine manganese oxide particles to the central nervous system; Nanoparticle (NP) uptake by type I alveolar epithelial cells and their oxidant stress response; Toxicology of nanoparticles: A historical perspective; In vivo skin penetration of quantum dot nanoparticles in the murine model: The effect of UVR; Testing nanomaterials of unknown toxicity: An example based on Platinum nanoparticles of different shapes; Nanoparticles and the Brain: Cause for Concern?; Concept of assessing nanoparticle hazards considering nano-particle dosemetric and chemical/biological response-metrics; Validation of an LDH assay for assessing nanoparticle toxicity; Safety assessment for nanotechnology and nanomedicine: concepts of nanotoxicology.