NIEHS celebrates 50 years of environmental health research
On Nov. 1, NIEHS will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The year of celebrations kicks off Jan. 21 with a public oral history event.
The Environmental Factor is celebrating the 50th anniversary of NIEHS by launching a fully redesigned site, optimized for mobile devices.
David Fargo, Ph.D., named the institute’s first Scientific Information Officer, will direct development of infrastructure needed in the era of big data.
New research indicates that exposure to pollutants such as DDT and PCBs may dampen infants’ immune response to the tuberculosis vaccine.
NIEHS scientist Sri Nadadur, Ph.D., helped increase awareness of the health effects of air pollution during his Embassy Science Fellowship in New Delhi.
The Society of Toxicology named Warren Casey, Ph.D., of the National Toxicology Program, winner of the 2016 Enhancement of Animal Welfare Award.
Peer reviewers agreed with the National Toxicology Program preliminary recommendations to list five viruses as known to be human carcinogens.
Grantees and colleagues, studying children in China, linked lead exposure in early childhood with increased risk for sleep problems later.
NIEHS-funded research linking serious health risks to diesel exhaust exposures inspires air quality improvements around megaports.
The Society of Toxicology named several NIEHS grantees for contributions to better public health.
U.S. Rep. David Price visited NIEHS Dec. 14 for a town-hall style meeting that included an extended question and answer session.
The NIEHS Partners meeting fostered a two-way information exchange between grassroots health organizations and NIEHS leadership.
Nishad Jayasundara, Ph.D., winner of the 2016 Wetterhahn award, studies a fish that has become resistant to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
One hundred children in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina had brighter holidays, thanks to donations from NIEHS.
The National Institutes of Health announced a new initiative, called ECHO, to study environmental impact on child health and development.
Three NIEHS fellows are among the latest trainees to take major steps in their scientific career paths.
At the Paris climate talks, NIEHS played a key role in highlighting the potential impacts of climate change on health and health care facilities.
Mountaintop removal and fluoride were among the research areas reviewed by the National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors.
- NTP studies developmental effects of chemical toxicants on C. elegans and other species
- Xenobiotics and antinuclear antibodies
- DNA repair can proceed without extensive resection
- Pathway responsible for statin-induced type 2 diabetes found
- Size of uterine fibroids linked with early-life exposure to phytoestrogen
