Hurricanes and Other Tropical Cyclones Linked to Rise in U.S. Deaths From Several Major Causes
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Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - March 8, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

NC State ’ s Jane Hoppin Wins Holshouser Award
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Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - February 25, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

NIH Awards $4 Million Grant to Improve Health in Diverse Communities
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Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - February 16, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

UMass Amherst Researcher Wins $3 Million ‘ Outstanding New Environmental Scientist ’ Award
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Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - February 14, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Chronic Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Risks for ICU Admission or Death Among COVID-19 Patients, Study Finds
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Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - December 9, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Researchers Target a Mouse ’ s Own Cells, Rather Than Using Antibiotics, to Treat Pneumonia
The image shows S. pneumoniae bacteria, shown in green, that have been engulfed by a macrophage from a wild-type mouse. (Photo courtesy of Hong Li, Ph.D. / NIEHS) Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a therapy that targets host cells rather than bacterial cells in treating bacterial pneumonia in rodents. The method involves white blood cells... (Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News)
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - November 15, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Balbus Elected to National Academy of Medicine
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Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - October 18, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

NIH Researchers Find Many People Want Secondary Genomic Findings After Initially Refusing
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Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - July 29, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Male Hormones Regulate Stomach Inflammation in Mice
Glucocorticoids and androgens promote a healthy stomach pit by inhibiting inflammation, left, while their absence promotes inflammation and SPEM seen in a diseased pit, right. SPEM glands are also much larger than healthy stomach glands. (Photo courtesy of Jonathan Busada, Ph.D./NIEHS) Scientists at the National Institutes of Health determined t... (Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News)
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - May 14, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Oregon State Researchers Discover New Class of Cancer Fighting Compounds
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Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - May 10, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

NIH Statement on World Asthma Day 2021
An asthma inhaler. (Photo courtesy of NIAID) On World Asthma Day, the National Institutes of Health reaffirms its commitment to research to improve the lives of people with asthma. More than 25 million people in the United States have asthma, including 5.1 million children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This chroni... (Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News)
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - May 5, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

NIEHS Earns WELL Building Rating Amid Pandemic
NIEHS, based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is the first federal agency to earn the International WELL Building Institute’s Health-Safety Rating. (Image courtesy of International WELL Building Institute) On March 30, 2021, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) became the first federal agency to achieve the International WELL ... (Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News)
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - April 12, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Study Links Prenatal Phthalate Exposure to Altered Information Processing in Infants
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Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - April 6, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Preterm Birth, Prolonged Labor Influenced by Progesterone Balance
Care for preterm deliveries can result in high social and economic costs, with infants experiencing disorders ranging from blindness to cerebral palsy, according to the researchers. Prolonged labor can harm the mother’s health and lead to cesarean delivery. (Photo courtesy of Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com) New research by the National... (Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News)
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - March 11, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Study of Mosquito Protein Could Lead to Treatments Against Life-threatening Viruses
The illustration of the viral membrane lipid bi-layer shows the water-loving heads (yellow circles) and water-hating tails (blue squiggles). AEG12, based on the protein’s crystal structure (green and gray), inserts some of its lipids (green squiggles) into the viral membrane, destabilizing it. During this exchange, AEG12 incorporates viral lipids into its interior (blue and gray). ... (Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News)
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - March 10, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research