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Environmental Factor

Environmental Factor

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July 2020

DNA repair discovery holds promise for precision cancer therapy
Scott Williams, Ph.D.

NIEHS and Canadian scientists discover that cancer cells with mutated BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes died when they lacked a protein called APE2.
Nearness to oil and gas wells linked with low birth weight
oil well pumps

NIEHS-funded researchers find that pregnant women who lived close to wells in rural areas were more likely to have smaller babies.
Canine companions shed light on chemicals and disease
Catherine Wise's pet dog

NIEHS grantees study pet dogs to better understand how human exposure to everyday chemicals may lead to cancer and other conditions.
Certain pesticides linked to kidney cancer in agricultural workers
Jonathan Hofmann, Ph.D.

New findings from the Agricultural Health Study suggest exposure to certain pesticides may increase risk of renal cell carcinoma.
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