Summarize this content to 1000 words ExtramuralBy Adeline Lopez Correctional facilities' drinking water may put inmate health at risk Arsenic concentrations in drinking water in Southwestern U.S. correctional facilities may be twice as high as those in nearby communities, according to a recent NIEHS-funded study. Although arsenic levels in drinking water are generally higher in the Southwest than the rest of the U.S., this is the first study to document
Summarize this content to 1000 words 'We need to change the conversation and start talking about health disparities in a way that involves income inequality,' Olden said. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)Kenneth Olden, Ph.D., served 14 years as NIEHS and National Toxicology Program director (1991-2005) and three as senior investigator and head of the Metastasis Group. When he left in 2008, he knew he would come back to visit, but
Summarize this content to 1000 words Mitochondria generate energy for cells and play important roles in metabolism, immunity, calcium signaling, and other processes, but they must interact with other organelles to function properly. Disruptions in such biological interaction can lead to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. A new research project overseen by NIEHS could shed light on the important interplay between mitochondria and other organelles, and how errors can pave the
Summarize this content to 1000 words “My vision for the journal is a simple one: EHP is and should remain the premier international scholarly journal of the environmental health sciences,” said Kaufman after becoming editor-in-chief. (Photo courtesy of Joel Kaufman) Environmental Health Perspectives(https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/) (EHP) Editor-in-Chief Joel Kaufman, M.D., was among 100 new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Oct. 19 in recognition of outstanding professional achievements and
Summarize this content to 1000 words After postdoctoral training at New York University and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Negishi distinguished himself as head of the NIEHS Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory and Pharmacogenetics Group. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw) To his long list of honors and awards, Masahiko Negishi, Ph.D., head of the NIEHS Pharmacogenetics Group, will add yet another — the title of National
Summarize this content to 1000 words NIEHS researchers and colleagues uncovered a previously unknown connection between outdoor air pollution exposure and a breast tissue marker related to increased breast cancer risk. The findings were published Sept. 24 in the journal Breast Cancer Research. White completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the NIEHS Epidemiology Branch and joined the branch as an Earl Stadtman tenure-track investigator in 2019. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)In
Summarize this content to 1000 words Bebenek said polymerase mu is remarkable because the enzyme seems to have evolved to deal with unstable targets, such as double-strand DNA breaks. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)Our genomes are constantly bombarded by damage from natural and manmade chemicals, the sun’s ultraviolet rays, and other agents. If the cell’s DNA repair machinery does not fix this damage, our genomes can become dangerously unstable, which
Summarize this content to 1000 words Li is an Intramural Research Training Award fellow in DeMayo’s group. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)Although the U.S. death rate due to ovarian cancer has steadily declined since 1992, the disease still poses a considerable health risk to women, according to the National Cancer Institute. With that knowledge informing their work, NIEHS researchers may have determined what is driving the development of ovarian cancer
Summarize this content to 1000 words A team of scientists isolated 13 immune system compounds, called nanobodies, which show promise for treating COVID-19. The nanobodies, isolated from a llama’s immune cells, blocked the SARS-CoV-2 virus from entering human cells. Negin Martin, Ph.D., director of the NIEHS Viral Vector Core, contributed to the research. The study was posted Aug. 23 on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s bioRxiv preprint server.Scientists previously learned that
Summarize this content to 1000 words Participants in the NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) fall 2020 workshop on Sept. 23-24 discussed strategies to enhance and unify their efforts. “Regardless of the circumstances we face, the principles of industrial hygiene, exposure, and public health are not going to change,” said WTP Director Joseph “Chip” Hughes. “These are the principles we must hold onto as we consider a vision forward.” Program staff,
