Summarize this content to 1000 words Through countless eons of birth and death, our ancient ancestors have passed down their burial and funerary practices to the present day. Some of these customs have remained the same, while others have faded into history. Yet, regardless of whether these practices still exist today, some of the graves and cemeteries left behind by historical humans, from those located in caves or beneath giant,
Summarize this content to 1000 words A year’s worth of outstanding effort by NIEHS scientists, administrative staff, and contractors was celebrated at the institute’s annual employee awards ceremony on Oct. 28.Employees’ perseverance during the COVID-19 pandemic received special attention from NIEHS and National Toxicology Program Director Rick Woychik, Ph.D.“We met that challenge head on, with quick action by our safety and facilities staff; innovative problem solving by our administrative staff;
Summarize this content to 1000 words “We discovered unique ways that stress hormones influence the activation of human genes,” said Hoffman. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS)Although stress is part of modern life, many people may not know that stress hormones regulate gene activity in breast cancer. Recently, a team of NIEHS researchers figured out the biological mechanism involved.Stress hormones control whether human genes are turned on or off,
Summarize this content to 1000 words IntramuralBy Kelley Christensen, Jennifer Harker, and Janelle Weaver DNTP’s automated tool makes data extraction easy A semi-automated data-extraction tool called Dextr has great potential to enhance the speed and accuracy of conducting literature reviews, according to researchers from the NIEHS Division of the National Toxicology Program.Data extraction is a time- and resource-intensive step in the analysis of scientific literature. Machine-learning methods for automating this
Summarize this content to 1000 words ExtramuralBy Adeline Lopez Air pollution affects children’s brain structure Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in childhood can change the architecture of the brain, according to an NIEHS-funded study. This study was the first to document links between exposure to air pollution at levels below regulatory standards and white matter connectivity in children across the U.S. White matter connectivity is critical for communication between
Summarize this content to 1000 words “Dr. Clowse’s presentation started us on the right path for this series on inflammation and autoimmunity in women,” said Packenham. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS)The NIEHS Women’s Health Awareness (WHA) Program conducted environmental health needs assessments of community members who attended WHA conferences in 2018 and 2019. Finding the prevalence of autoimmune disorders among those individuals to be higher than the national
Summarize this content to 1000 words Since the environmental disaster in Minamata Bay, Japan, in the 1950s, the scientific community has made significant progress in understanding the effects of methylmercury exposure on the brain. But how methylmercury affects other bodily systems has received less attention. Rand aims to boost knowledge about the molecular, genetic, and metabolic pathways that can influence susceptibility to methylmercury exposure during development. (Photo courtesy of Matthew
Summarize this content to 1000 words Seven trainees with the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) have earned K.C. Donnelly Externship Award Supplements. Named for longtime SRP grantee Kirby “K.C.” Donnelly, the funding enables graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to learn techniques relevant to their work from experts at outside institutions.Donnelly’s commitment to mentoring students and fostering research partnerships was a career hallmark. By promoting collaboration across other SRP centers and
Summarize this content to 1000 words Tiny particles inhaled during pregnancy could affect fetal growth and development, according to research in animal models funded by the NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Program (ONES) program. At Rutgers, Stapleton is an assistant professor in the Ernesto Mario School of Pharmacy, and the Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology. (Photo courtesy of Phoebe Stapleton)Phoebe Stapleton, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Rutgers Ernest Mario School
Summarize this content to 1000 words Scientists, including several from NIEHS, gathered in Atlanta for ENDO2022, the first in-person annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in three years. The Endocrine Society is a global organization of researchers and physicians who work at the forefront of hormone science, medical breakthroughs, and public health. The meeting had a hybrid format, with several thousand international attendees and more than 100 sessions livestreamed for
