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seated pregnant woman holding her belly and back

Preterm birth, prolonged labor influenced by progesterone balance

Novel research in mice uncovers hormone regulation needed in late pregnancy, opens door for therapy.

Obesity may affect puberty timing and hormones in girls

Study shows girls with excess body fat developed mature breasts more slowly, but started their period sooner than girls with normal weight.

Extramural Papers of the Month

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Apr
05

“Emerging Science on Indoor Chemistry and Implications: A Virtual Information-Gathering Workshop,” hosted by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
Event Details

Location: Webcast
Time: 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Meeting materials and link

Apr
05

NIEHS 2021 Spirit Lecture presents “My Journey in Advancing, Promoting, and Protecting the Public’s Health”
Event Details

Location: Zoom
Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): RAdm Denise Hinton, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Zoom link

Apr
08

'The Paindemic: The Intersection between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Deaths of Despair” webinar hosted by the NIEHS Worker Training Program
Event Details

Location: Zoom
Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m.

Apr
12

Next Generation in Autism Research Minisymposium
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 1:00-3:15 p.m.
Speaker(s): Six junior investigators
Register for minisymposium

Apr
13

Dr. Martin Rodbell Lecture Series Seminar presents “Cell Atlases as Roadmaps to Understand and Treat Disease”
Event Details

Location: Zoom
Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Aviv Regev, Ph.D., from the Broad Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Join on Zoom

Apr
14-15

Leveraging Advances in Remote Geospatial Technologies to Inform Precision Environmental Health Decisions — A Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Workshop information and registration

Apr
17

Women’s Health Awareness 2021: Transforming Communities by Enhancing Women’s Health presents “Race and Health: Changing the Narrative, Reaching for Equity”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Free registration

Apr
26

National Institutes of Health-Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Health Disparities Research Webinar Series presents 'Intersections Between the Chemical, Physical, Built and Social Environments'
Event Details

Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Emily Brigham, M.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Chad Milando, Ph.D., from Boston University; Maayan Yitshak-Sade, Ph.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Jani Ingram, Ph.D., from Northern Arizona University

Apr
28

Next Generation in Autism Research Lecture: “Sugar: A Gut Choice”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Diego Bohorquez, Ph.D., from Duke University

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