Superagers’ Exceptional Memory Can’t Be Explained by Genes Alone, Study Finds
Superagers are a group of people age 80 or older with episodic memory at least as good as adults 20 or 30 years younger. Why superagers have exceptional memory still…
Environmental Factor – October 2024: Not just our genes: individualized medicine requires exposome analysis
Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) To deliver on the promise of precision medicine, where disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are tailored…
Environmental Factor – December 2025: Study clarifies breast cancer risks linked to genes and family history
A new multi-institutional study led by NIEHS researchers gives the most detailed U.S. estimates to date of how inherited genes and family history together affect a woman’s lifetime risk of…
