“All of Us” study plans to add environmental exposures
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/science-highlights/all-us-environmental-exposure-data-thumb_1.jpg?itok=JUiyyCmZ" /><br /><p>Adding location-based exposure data will reveal how the environment influences community and individual health.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 10, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Scientific Journeys: From South America to NIEHS
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/beyond-bench/sills-evaluating-how-chemicals-affect-health-thumb.jpg?itok=I7uXN1Ar" /><br /><p>Robert Sills, D.V.M., Ph.D., shares his passion for developing global, inclusive research to evaluate how chemicals affect human health.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Third annual DRIVEN! meeting highlights career opportunities
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/beyond-bench/diverse-researchers-career-development-thumb.jpg?itok=jDvpZ5pC" /><br /><p>Scholars gathered virtually to learn more about NIEHS, network, and find ways to continue their scientific pursuits.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Seven trainees awarded K.C. Donnelly Externships
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/awards-recognition/srp-trainee-externship-awards-thumbnail2_0.jpg?itok=_9j99SMX" /><br /><p>Superfund Research Program funding helps trainees build new skills to protect health and broaden research experience at other institutions.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

NIEHS labs and researchers recognized for going green
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/awards-recognition/green-labs-ceremony-thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=ZUwjQWMy" /><br /><p>NIEHSers recognized for exemplifying resource stewardship at annual Green Labs Programs reception.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Science teachers shine at STaRS Experience
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/community-impact/science-teacher-professional-development-thumbnail.jpg?itok=VCDkTJcG" /><br /><p>Annual NIEHS training program educates and inspires teachers to share environmental health science with students.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Keystone Lecturer highlights Alabama Fire College tribal training
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/community-impact/emergency-response-tribal-training-thumb_0.jpg?itok=AVEOQAZk" /><br /><p>On-site, well-equipped, hands-on approach is key to effective emergency response training endeavors, said Kenneth Oldfield.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Climate change may worsen HIV pandemic, expert says
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/feature/climate-change-and-hiv-thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=QQvCobkv" /><br /><p>Bill Kapogiannis from the NIH Office of AIDS Research shared his perspective on potential links between climate change and HIV/AIDS crises.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Cancer risk may increase due to mutations caused by some metabolites
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/science-highlights/epoxides-and-genetic-mutations-thumbnail.jpg?itok=hLzXdUe4" /><br /><p>Gene mutations resulting from exposure to epoxides, which are types of metabolites and environmental agents, linked to nearly 40 cancers.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Half-century milestone not to be forgotten
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/science-highlights/pbb-food-contamination-milestone-thumb.jpg?itok=z7YnZY_q" /><br /><p>Widespread contamination caused by the flame retardant PBB informs new ways to address environmental exposures five decades later.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Women treated for breast cancer may age faster than cancer-free women
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/papers/breast-cancer-biological-aging-thumbnail.jpg?itok=d5uR51qn" /><br /><p>NIEHS study finds cellular markers of accelerated aging in women treated for breast cancer; treatments such as radiation may play a role.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Silicone wristbands track hundreds of unique chemical exposures
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/science-highlights/silicone-wristbands-measures-exposures-thumb.jpg?itok=D1a6I2CU" /><br /><p>Small, lightweight technology records pesticides, personal care products, flame retardants, and more on a global scale.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

Wildfire smoke, other air pollution can harm brain health, expert says
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/01/feature/thumb949147.jpeg?itok=syzwtO0o" /><br /><p>I spoke with NIEHS grantee Deborah Cory-Slechta about links between neurodevelopmental disorders and exposure to ultrafine particles.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

“All of Us” study adds environmental exposures
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/science-highlights/all-us-environmental-exposure-data-thumb_1.jpg?itok=JUiyyCmZ" /><br /><p>Adding location-based exposure data will reveal how the environment influences community and individual health.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news

For clues on cancer, scientists work to decipher exposure fingerprints
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/07/feature/molecular-signatures-cancer-thumb.jpg?itok=oIvOEDGC" /><br /><p>NIEHS–NCI workshop focuses on molecular signatures of exposure, new methods to better understand cancer's environmental influences.</p> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - August 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news