Environmental Factor – August 2023: Seven trainees awarded K.C. Donnelly Externships

Seven NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) trainees won K.C. Donnelly Externship Award Supplements to conduct research outside of their host centers. The three-month-long externships provide

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Environmental Factor – August 2023: NIEHS labs and researchers recognized for going green

NIEHS senior leadership recognized scientists and staff for their efforts to reduce the institute’s environmental footprint at the annual Green Labs Programs reception. The event,

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Environmental Factor – August 2023: Keystone Lecturer highlights Alabama Fire College tribal training

During the July 17 Keystone Science Lecture, Kenneth Oldfield, principal investigator of the NIEHS grant to the Alabama Fire College (AFC), shared his experience operating

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Environmental Factor – August 2023: Science teachers shine at STaRS Experience

The 2023 NIEHS Science, Teachers, and Research Summer (STaRS) Experience attracted 30 science teachers from North Carolina and nearby states. The professional development workshop was

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Environmental Factor – August 2023: Climate change may worsen HIV pandemic, expert says

Climate change threatens to undermine efforts to control the HIV pandemic, according to Bill G. Kapogiannis, M.D., acting director of the National Institutes of Health

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Environmental Factor – August 2023: Half-century milestone not to be forgotten

Fifty years ago, in 1973, the Michigan Chemical Corporation in St. Louis, Michigan, caused the largest food contamination event in U.S. history when it shipped

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Environmental Factor – August 2023: Women treated for breast cancer may age faster than cancer-free women

Women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer have increased biological aging compared to women who remain free of breast cancer, according to a new study

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Environmental Factor – August 2023: Silicone wristbands track hundreds of unique chemical exposures

With funding from the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) and other NIEHS programs, researchers at the Oregon State University (OSU) SRP Center developed a simple,

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Environmental Factor – August 2023: Cancer risk may increase due to mutations caused by some metabolites

A new study by NIEHS scientists suggests that specific parts of an individual’s genome, or complete set of DNA, may be susceptible to mutations caused

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Environmental Factor – August 2023: Wildfire smoke, other air pollution can harm brain health, expert says

Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) In recent weeks, wildfires — and the potential health effects of

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