Summarize this content to 1000 words Adapting quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NIEHS Division of Extramural Research and Training (DERT) is opening opportunities for academic scientists to study how the environment may affect health outcomes related to the disease. COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in people and many different species of animals.“We have been working on
Summarize this content to 1000 words Today on World Asthma Day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) stands with patients, families, advocates, researchers, and health care professionals to raise awareness about this common chronic respiratory disease, the people it affects, and the biomedical research that improves its prevention and treatment. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. It is
Summarize this content to 1000 words NIEHS scientists and staff, together with others from across the federal government, are raising funds for thousands of charities experiencing sharp declines in donations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These efforts are led by the Office of Personnel Management using the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). 'It is quick, easy, and together we can make a difference,” Woychik said of the CFC campaign. (Photo courtesy
Summarize this content to 1000 words “Is it a French chef, an Italian pizza man, or evil genius?” asked Young. “Whatever brings you that moment of happiness. Don’t let dark times steal your joy!” (Photo courtesy of Travis Young)Like many workplaces, NIEHS is turning to innovative ways to keep staff connected while working from home. In May, the Administrative Services and Analysis Branch sponsored a mask contest that received 36
Summarize this content to 1000 words The NIEHS Signal Transduction Laboratory has a new Deputy Chief — Anant Parekh, D.Phil. He arrived at the institute December 2019 and has been busy preparing his Calcium Signaling in Health and Disease Group for the research it will perform. Parekh’s team will study how abnormal calcium signals may contribute to human diseases such as allergies and asthma. Before joining NIEHS, Parekh won the
Summarize this content to 1000 words Autoimmunity, a condition in which the body’s immune system reacts with components of its own cells, appears to be increasing in the U.S., according to NIEHS scientists and their collaborators. Miller also heads the NIEHS Environmental Autoimmunity Group. His team works to understand how genes and the environment may play a role in autoimmune diseases. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)In a study published April
Summarize this content to 1000 words “Underserved communities tend to be disproportionately impacted by climate change,” said Benjamin. (Photo courtesy of Georges Benjamin)How climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have increased health risks for low-income individuals, minorities, and other underserved populations was the focus of a Sept. 29 virtual event. The NIEHS Global Environmental Health (GEH) program hosted the meeting as part of its seminar series on climate, environment, and
Summarize this content to 1000 words In 2019, Arana helped to organize a symposium honoring the research accomplishments of Kunkel, her mentor at NIEHS. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw) Mercedes Arana, Ph.D., a biologist in the NIEHS DNA Replication Fidelity Group, recently spoke with the Environmental Factor about her career path, as part of an interview celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month (see first sidebar). Arana, a first-generation college student from
Summarize this content to 1000 words Leaders from NIEHS and ten other federal agencies (see first sidebar) discussed innovative strategies to tackle emerging challenges related to hazardous waste cleanup as part of Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR) webinars, held May 19 and May 26. Suk explained that one of the biggest challenges for remediation technologies is overcoming the valley of death, a metaphor used to describe a gap in funding
Summarize this content to 1000 words On World Asthma Day, May 5, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reaffirmed 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 chronic lung disease can reduce quality of life, contributes to considerable emotional and financial
