Environmental Factor – February 2024: NIEHS News in Brief
Honoring Black History Month The NIEHS Office of Science Education & Diversity plans to kick off the 2024 Diversity Speaker Series with a Feb. 29 lecture in honor of Black…
Environmental Factor – February 2024: Scientific journeys: From preventive medicine to environmental health sciences
Ana Navas-Acien, M.D., Ph.D., grew up in a desert-like area of Spain called Almeria where drinking water was scarce. For years, her parents relied on a rainwater collection system called…
Environmental Factor – February 2024: Four NIEHS postdoctoral fellows take next steps in research careers
NIEHS serves as a crucial training ground for the next generation of environmental health scientists. Four postdoctoral fellows — Adriana Alexander, Ph.D., Mandy Goldberg, Ph.D., Virginia Savy, Ph.D., and Emily…
Environmental Factor – February 2024: Grantees create framework to report back environmental health results
NIEHS-funded researchers have created a new framework designed to help scientists report back study findings about potential exposures to participants. The 12-point framework, developed by Katrina Korfmacher, Ph.D., and Julia…
Environmental Factor – February 2024: Implementation science can advance environmental justice research
Various factors can keep people and systems from changing their behavior when it comes to environmental health. One issue is access, as people may not have access to resources or…
Environmental Factor – February 2024: Zebrafish represent key piece to toxicology puzzle, Robyn Tanguay says
Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) Cutting-edge technologies and scientific approaches that promise to complement the use of experimental mammalian models in…
Environmental Factor – February 2024: Ask the Experts: Metabolomics Core offers cutting-edge services across NIH
Measuring small molecules such as fats, sugars, and amino acids — and how changes in them can tip the balance between health and disease — is now possible thanks to…
Environmental Factor – February 2024: Science Day celebrates NIEHS research, trainees
What does the future of environmental health sciences research look like? During the 20th annual Science Day celebration, early-career researchers and mentors gathered to answer this question. For the first…
Environmental Factor – February 2024: Reduced blood lead levels linked to lower blood pressure in American Indians
NIEHS joined with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to support research that showed reducing exposure to lead in American Indian populations can improve heart health. The paper…
Environmental Factor – February 2025: NIEHS News in Brief
Learn how to protect children from wildfire smoke (Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock) In the wake of devastating wildfires sweeping across Southern California, it is more important than ever to…
