Environmental Factor – October 2020: Arsenic, fluorescent mice, and PFAS among topics at tox conference

Rider co-chairs the NIEHS Combined Exposures/Mixtures working group. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw) Chemicals in consumer products and career options for early-career researchers who want

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Environmental Factor – October 2020: PFAS research shared at federal workshop hosted by NIEHS

Weis helped to organize the Federal Information Exchange, which will highlight the work of several scientists each month until February 2021. (Photo courtesy of Steve

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Environmental Factor – September 2021: Interns research PFAS, disease vulnerability, cancer, and more

After being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NIEHS Summer Internship Program came back in impressive form in 2021, overcoming the obstacles

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Environmental Factor – October 2021: PFAS exposure may increase diabetes risk in Latina adolescents

Environmental pollutants known as “forever chemicals” may increase risk of type 2 diabetes in Latino girls, according to a new NIEHS-funded study by researchers from

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Environmental Factor – January 2022: Effort to remove PFAS from water earns grad student Wetterhahn Award

Molly Frazar is the 24th recipient of the Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award, which is bestowed annually by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP). Frazar was recognized

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Environmental Factor – February 2022: Complexities of PFAS research focus of congressional hearing

Complexities of studying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were shared by NIEHS grantees and other experts during a congressional hearing. Witnesses discussed how increased research

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Environmental Factor – April 2022: PFAS water filter developed through NIEHS funding

A new filter cartridge that is compatible with Brita pitchers can remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from drinking water. The Purefast cartridges from CycloPure,

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Environmental Factor – July 2022: PFAS conference supported by NIEHS engages key stakeholders

Fenton is an expert on how PFAS can affect reproduction and early-life development. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS) Manmade substances known as forever

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Environmental Factor – September 2022: Plant-based material can remediate PFAS, new research suggests

A novel technology that can efficiently bind to and break down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment was developed by scientists at Texas

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Environmental Factor – September 2022: NIEHS influences national efforts to understand, solve PFAS problems

As science on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) develops, NIEHS continually plays a substantive role. A group of more than 9,000 manmade chemicals, PFAS have

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