Kerala Landslides: Wayanad Disaster Reaffirms Kerala’s Vulnerability to Extreme Weather

View of Chooralmala in Wayanad which was cut off after the massive landslide. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Massive landslides hit Kerala’s Wayanad district in

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A post-pandemic big data analysis of vulnerability to macroeconomic data, ET Government

Unlike the Federal Open Market Committee of the US Federal Reserve Bank, which only comprises internal members, the Government of India appoints three external members

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Environmental Factor – November 2019: Endocrine disruptors and male vulnerability to behavioral disorders

Some neurobehavioral disorders — such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, and Tourette’s syndrome — are far more common in males than females. But

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Environmental Factor – October 2020: NIEHS pandemic vulnerability tool a hit in Wake County school

Last spring, a team of researchers from NIEHS, North Carolina State University, and Texas A&M University created the Pandemic Vulnerability Index(https://covid19pvi.niehs.nih.gov/) (PVI) dashboard. Easy-to-understand, color-coded

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Environmental Factor – February 2021: Pandemic vulnerability tool provides county-level snapshots

The Pandemic Vulnerability Index (PVI) dashboard, developed by scientists at NIEHS, North Carolina State University, and Texas A&M University, has now been added to the

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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 – February 2022: Cells’ vulnerability to carcinogens influenced by mitochondria’s shape

Can studying mitochondria — organelles that are known as the powerhouse of our cells — unlock how exposure to environmental agents may lead to cancer?

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