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Environmental Factor

Environmental Factor

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February 2019

Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D., director of the Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at the University of California-Davis

Autism spectrum disorders may stem from multiple factors

Irva Hertz-Picciotto told an NIEHS Distinguished Lecture audience that a combination of factors may drive the rise in ASD.

Infectious disease and the environment — a two-way street

Person covering face with hands

At a National Academies workshop, experts discussed how infectious disease and environmental exposures interact.

Art from the cutting edge of science

Drawing by Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Show of historic drawings by Ramon y Cajal, the Spanish artist known as the father of neuroscience, includes scientific image from NIEHS lab.

Farmer repairing equipment used to apply pesticides
High pesticide exposure linked to loss of smell

A study of farmers linked high pesticide exposure, such as during spills, to later losing the sense of smell. Quick clean up may lower risk.
Darlene Dixon, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Black History Month observed at NIEHS, NIH

The National Institutes of Health honors NIEHS researcher and mentor Darlene Dixon, and 14 other black scientists.

Video
Freshwater zebrafish
Improving tests for developmental neurotoxicity

NTP-led collection of papers evaluated cell-based models, zebrafish, and other approaches for rapid screening of thousands of chemicals.
Nicole Kleinstreuer, Ph.D.
SOT honors computational, nonanimal testing pioneer

Nicole Kleinstreuer, Ph.D., and others were honored for their work toward replacing animals in toxicity testing.
Map where a student documented her daily exposure to high levels of air pollution on her bus ride to school
Los Angeles youths take on air monitoring

Los Angeles students in communities of color record air quality on their daily routes and create story maps of their experiences in this innovative project.
Friends of NIEHS meeting participants
Friends of NIEHS discuss hot topics with Birnbaum

The NIEHS and NTP director shared updates on NIEHS scientific advances and answered questions about topics such as BPA and climate change.
Child with asthma
Epigenetic marks on DNA may signal asthma risk

The researchers hope the findings may help identify newborns at risk of asthma and shed light on how the disease begins and develops.

Video
NIEHS Senior Medical Advisor Aubrey Miller, M.D.
Miller honored as fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini

Aubrey Miller was selected to join the international occupational and environmental health academy.
A family fishing on a dock
Fish consumption advisories that work

Kathleen Gray discussed how to make fish advisories that sport, subsistence, and recreational fishermen can understand.

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