Exposure to Wildfire Smoke During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Preterm Birth
Wildfires often spew plumes of toxic smoke throughout the western United States, eroding decades of improvements in air quality. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - April 19, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Microplastics, Algal Blooms, Seafood Safety Are Public Health Concerns Addressed by New Oceans and Human Health Centers
To address plastics and other problems that could affect human health, the NIH and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) are jointly funding four new Centers for Oceans and Human Health and renewing two centers as part of a marine-related health research program. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
$3.8M Grant Will Fund Study of Firefighter Risks, Interventions in Wildland-Urban Blazes
Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will work in close collaboration with fire departments and firefighters to measure the exposure risk of wildland-urban fires and evaluate interventions to improve firefighter health, thanks to a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - March 28, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Filters and Digital Health Program Reduced Participants' Arsenic Levels by Nearly Half in American Indian Households Relying on Well Water
A community-led water-testing project made up of households that rely on private well water with high arsenic levels saw on average a 47 percent drop in participants ’ urinary arsenic levels after filters were installed and a digital health program was implemented, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - March 27, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Study: Trees, Bushes Near Highways Can Significantly Reduce Air Pollution Study: Trees, Bushes Near Highways Can Significantly Reduce Air Pollution
A new Georgia State study finds trees significantly reduce the air pollution caused by motor vehicles, which has been linked to a host of illnesses. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - March 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Wildfires Linked to Surge in Mental Health-related Emergency Department Visits, Study Shows
An Emory University study showed an association between proximity to wildfires and increased anxiety-related emergency department visits. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - February 15, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
First Representative Survey of Energy Insecurity in New York City
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted the first representative survey of energy insecurity and health of New York City residents. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - February 6, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Radon-Associated Cardiovascular Risks Highlight Need for Household Testing
This January, National Radon Action Month, epidemiologists at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health published two studies in Neurology ®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The studies highlight emerging associations between home radon concentrations, a common blood abnormality in older women and risk of stroke. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - January 31, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Reduced Blood Lead Levels Linked to Lower Blood Pressure in American Indians
Researchers have linked a decade-long decline in the blood lead levels of American Indian adults to long-term cardiovascular health benefits, including reduced blood pressure levels and a reduction in a marker associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and heart failure. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - January 11, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Largest Study of Its Kind Suggests Physical Activity Reduces a Woman ’s Risk of Developing Breast Cancer Before Menopause
Regular leisure time physical activity may reduce the risk of breast cancer for women before menopause, according to new research funded by Breast Cancer Now. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - December 11, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Largest Study of Its Kind Suggests Physical Activity Reduces a Woman ’ s Risk of Developing Breast Cancer Before Menopause
(Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - December 11, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Study Clearly Identifies Nutrients as a Driver of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt
(Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - October 11, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Sister Study Turns 20
What: This October marks the 20th anniversary of the Sister Study, the nation’s largest and longest ongoing study of women with a close family history of breast cancer. This landmark study seeks to identify the environmental and genetic factors that affect a women’s chance of developing breast cancer. The study is led by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), ... (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - October 2, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Sister Study Turns 20
50,000 women from across the U.S., including Puerto Rico are helping NIH find how the environment and genes influence breast cancer risk. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - October 2, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
