Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit–MARS Awards 2024 of Best African Women Researchers and Young Researchers Announced

Accra, Ghana & Mumbai, Maharashtra, India:   Merck Foundation announced the winners of Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS

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Environmental Factor – May 2019: NC researchers circle on chemicals that disrupt hormones

The second annual Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals-North Carolina (EDC-NC) Society scientific meeting attracted over 170 registrants for the April 5 event at NIEHS. “More people signed

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Environmental Factor – June 2019: RIVER grants support innovative researchers

Collins coordinates oversight of nanotechnology environmental health and safety program and the Children’s Health Exposure Analysis Resource, among other programs. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)

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Environmental Factor – September 2019: NIH researchers tackle questions on air pollution and pregnancy

Air pollution is a mixture of natural and man-made substances in the air we breathe. It is typically separated into two categories: outdoor and indoor

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Environmental Factor – October 2019: Body weight, early puberty in girls analyzed by NIEHS researchers

Results of an NIEHS study do not support the idea that overweight girls are going through puberty earlier than normal weight girls because of estrogen

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Environmental Factor – December 2019: NIEHS welcomes two Stadtman researchers

Benedict Anchang, Ph.D., and Marcos Morgan, Ph.D., both National Institutes of Health (NIH) Earl Stadtman Tenure-Track researchers (see sidebar), were recently welcomed to NIEHS by

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Environmental Factor – May 2020: Mixtures researchers have new tool for health effects studies

White said that as the field of mixture exposure analysis moves forward, there will be a greater need for innovative methods that can accommodate big

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Environmental Factor – May 2020: Covid-19 researchers gain quick access to surveys, protocols

A new collection of resources and tools for epidemiologists, clinicians, and other scientists studying COVID-19 became available in April thanks to the National Institutes of

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Environmental Factor – June 2020: NIEHS researchers shine at 59th annual Society of Toxicology meeting

“There is a lot we don’t know about CKDu,” said Harrill. “We hope to find cures by exploring clinical features, environmental exposures, and the role

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Environmental Factor – July 2020: Botanical researchers aim to fill gap in safety testing

Of the approximately 28,000 plants that have medicinal properties, only a few have been assessed for safety. Scientists discussed an ambitious effort to fill that

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