Environmental Factor – April 2019: Vitamin D protects against pollution-induced asthma

A new study finds vitamin D has a protective effect among asthmatic obese children who live in urban environments with high indoor air pollution. The study

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Environmental Factor – April 2019: Autism Awareness Day to headline NIEHS social media event April 2nd

Lawler manages NIEHS grants on ASD research. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw) In recognition of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, NIEHS will host

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Environmental Factor – April 2019: NIEHS steals the show at the 58th annual Society of Toxicology meeting

The annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting saw involvement from and awards for NIEHS and National Toxicology Program (NTP) scientists, leadership, and student researchers. Throughout

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Environmental Factor – May 2019: NIEHS Trainees’ Assembly — the year at a glance

NIEHS trainees gathered in Rodbell Auditorium April 8 to review NIEHS Trainees’ Assembly (NTA) activities over the past year and its plans for the future.

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Environmental Factor – May 2019: Korach earns Emeritus Investigator status

Korach has been an invited speaker at more than 250 national and international meetings and has given more than 30 plenary and keynote lectures. (Photo

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Environmental Factor – May 2019: Extramural Papers of the Month

ExtramuralBy Sara Amolegbe DNA polymerase theta protects against UV-induced cancer NIEHS grantees provided evidence that the enzyme DNA polymerase theta (pol Q) protects against skin

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Environmental Factor – May 2019: Intramural papers of the month

IntramuralBy Robin Arnette, Kathleen Foley, Kelly Lenox, Janelle Weaver, and Qing Xu NTP screens chemicals for liver injury potential When applied to human cell culture

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Environmental Factor – May 2019: New method quickly screens chemicals for cancer-causing potential

Among her many projects, Sipes develops computational approaches for analyzing data generated through the Tox21 program. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw) Scientists developed a fast,

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Environmental Factor – May 2019: Young scholars shine at spring symposium

The NIEHS Scholars Connect Program (NSCP) marked the end the 2018-2019 internships on April 19 with its annual Spring Symposium. Each of the 10 undergraduate

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Environmental Factor – May 2019: Environmental health, a hot topic with local students

On April 1, NIEHS staff led an interactive meeting with nearly 250 students at Athens Drive High School, a magnet school in Raleigh, North Carolina

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