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Environmental Factor

Environmental Factor

Your Online Source for NIEHS News

October 2024

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First NIH-wide exposome research coordinating center launched

Goal is to establish global standards of practice for exposomics analysis and integrate environmental drivers of health and disease.

“All of Us” program advances diversity, environmental health research

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Josh Denny, M.D., chief executive officer of the NIH All of Us program, spoke of progress in collecting data from underrepresented populations.

New NIEHS Strategic Plan unveiled at council meeting

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Solutions-focused research with an emphasis on diversity underpins bold vision to understand environment’s effects, improve human health.

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Early-career scientists celebrated for research excellence, hard work

The institute’s Fellow Appreciation Week featured networking opportunities, trivia challenges, and other team-building sessions.
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Protein plays paradoxical roles in preventing and promoting disease

Distinguished Lecturer Donna Zhang shared her work showing NRF2’s role in cancer and diabetes, often in the context of arsenic exposure.
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Biostatistician honored with prestigious mentoring award

Clarice Weinberg, Ph.D., recognized by the American Statistical Association for outstanding mentorship.
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NIH hosts visit for people with myositis

Thirty-five people from The Myositis Association learned about NIH-funded research and treatment options.
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Exploratory research centers catalyze climate and health research

Twenty-one centers will explore action-oriented approaches to address the complex impacts of extreme weather and climate events on human health.
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New web tool integrates research on autism and the environment

Experts came together to test and interact with a catalog of studies for academics, advocates, and the public.
Natalie Shaw, M.D.
Some endocrine disruptors may contribute to early puberty, study finds

Researchers analyzed how chemicals behaved in lab models and found exposure may prematurely activate the reproductive axis in children.

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Superfund Research Program helps bring data science into the classroom

North Carolina State University introduces teachers to environmental health research through a data science lens.
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NIEHS News in Brief

Children’s Health Month, Deputy Director’s visit, DREAM Challenge winners, and new methods to identify carcinogens.

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