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Intramural Papers of the Month
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Extramural Papers of the Month
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Epigenetics may improve prediction of prostate cancer threat
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/papers/epigenetics/thumb798764.jpg?itok=P9PTfY-h" /><br /><p>Two research groups used different methods to discover epigenetic biomarkers that may prove helpful in improving prostate cancer prediction.</p>
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Microbe-rich environments may trigger immune system, prevent asthma
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/papers/asthma/thumb798702.jpg?itok=AInfstFr" /><br /><p>An NIEHS-supported study in New England Journal of Medicine reports that life on farms with livestock may help Amish children avoid asthma.</p>
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Vitamin D levels may drop when women stop using birth control
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/papers/vitamind/thumb798235.jpg?itok=Lf1i1DB2" /><br /><p>Women's vitamin D levels may fall when they stop using contraceptives that contain estrogen, according to a new study by NIEHS scientists.</p>
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Study sheds light on lead ’s neurotoxic effects
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/papers/lead/thumb798963.jpg?itok=8NIFOYXd" /><br /><p>New findings suggest lead may trigger oxidative stress in neural stem cells, which could cause damage at a key point in development.</p>
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Safety training for community members involved in cleanup
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/community-impact/training/thumb798886.jpg?itok=jQdqcDXt" /><br /><p>Local residents received training to protect health and safety in new jobs cleaning up lead contamination near a battery recycling plant.</p>
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New group will develop disaster research best practices
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/community-impact/best-practices/thumb798272.jpg?itok=Xjn9Qoaf" /><br /><p>A working group to develop guidelines for research in the aftermath of disasters drew a broad group of stakeholders to its inaugural meeting.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Disaster Research Response takes next steps
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/community-impact/disaster/thumb797593.jpg?itok=pdhghlHM" /><br /><p>Aubrey Miller explains National Institutes of Health efforts to initiate studies after disasters, ensuring community involvement.</p>
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Fellow scientists honor James Putney Jr.
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/science-highlights/putney/thumb798671.jpg?itok=P-2ZL-Cr" /><br /><p>Fellow scientists honored NIEHS scientist James Putney Jr., Ph.D., for 40 years of lasting contributions to the study of calcium signaling.</p>
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Research needed on low-dose chemical mixtures and cancer
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/science-highlights/mixtures/thumb798920.jpg?itok=DIl8kk8S" /><br /><p>Authors of a new paper call for research on whether environmental exposures to mixtures of noncarcinogenic chemicals may lead to cancer.</p>
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Towards greater diversity in science
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/science-highlights/diversity/thumb798911.jpg?itok=L4Znc_zz" /><br /><p>Labor economist Donna Ginther, Ph.D., shared her research on racial, ethnic, and gender balance in National Institutes of Health grant awards.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Summer interns shine at annual poster day
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/science-highlights/interns/thumb798256.jpg?itok=C5IUJOQc" /><br /><p>More than 40 high school, college, and graduate students shared their summer intern research during the annual poster session.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Explore fifty years of NIEHS milestones on new interactive site
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/feature/feature3-milestones/thumb798932.jpg?itok=uVEx5O8l" /><br /><p>Important milestones from 50 years of NIEHS history are now available for exploring in a new interactive timeline.</p>
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NIEHS welcomes Hall as new clinical director
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/9/feature/feature2-hall/thumb798648.jpg?itok=2AGcSBOC" /><br /><p>The new NIEHS clinical director is Janet Hall, M.D., who came from Harvard in 2015 to lead a research group focused on women’s health.</p>
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