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News

PFCs Linked to Lowered Immune Response to Childhood Vaccinations (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2012-releases/pfcs-childhood-vaccinations.html) - January 24, 2012
NIH Study Shows 32 Million Americans Have Autoantibodies That Target Their Own Tissues - January 13, 2012
NIH Scientists Find a Potential New Avenue for Cancer Therapies - December 19, 2011

Features

Peer Review of Draft National Toxicology Program Technical Reports
• 3´-Azido-3´-Deoxythymidine (AZT) (2.8 Mb)
• β-Picoline (2.5 Mb)
• Ginkgo biloba extract (4.5 Mb)
• Mixtures of 3′-Azido-3′-Deoxythymidine (AZT), Lamivudine (3TC), and Nevirapine (NVP) (5.5 Mb)
• N,N-Dimethyl-p-toluidine (6.8 Mb)
• Pyrogallol (9.3 Mb)
• Trimethylolpropane Triacrylate (Technical Grade) (5.8 Mb)
GuLF Study - A Health Study For Oil Spill Clean-up Workers and Volunteers

Events

NTP Technical Reports Peer Review Meeting - February 8-9, 2012 - Live Webcast (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/index.cfm)
National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council Meeting - February 15-16, 2012
Genes and Environment Risk Factors for Parkinson's Disease: From Man to Mice and Back - February 16, 2012

New Grants

Novel Technologies for Rapid and Sensitive Biomonitoring in Humans (R43/R44)(RFA-ES-12-004) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-004.html) - Application Due Date: February 23, 2012
Request for Information: Suggested Research Topics for Future Initiatives for the Research on Research Integrity Program (RFI)(NOT-ES-12-004) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-ES-12-004.html) - Response Due Date: February 1, 2012
Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program (P42)(RFA-ES-12-003) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-003.html) - Application Due Date: April 10, 2012

Recently Published Research

Serum Vaccine Antibody Concentrations in Children Exposed to Perfluorinated Compounds [Abstract] (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22274686) [Synopsis] (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/2/extramural/index.htm#a2) Grandjean P, Andersen EW, Budtz-Jorgensen E, Nielsen F, Molbak K, Weihe P, Heilmann C. January 2012
In Utero Exposure to Maternal Tobacco Smoke and Subsequent Obesity, Hypertension, and Gestational Diabetes Among Women in the MoBa Cohort [Abstract] (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22128036) [Synopsis] (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/2/intramural/index.htm#a2) Cupul-Uicab LA, Skjaerven R, Haug K, Melve KK, Engel SM, Longnecker MP. November 2011

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	News PFCs Linked to Lowered Immune Response to Childhood Vaccinations (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2012-releases/pfcs-childhood-vaccinations.html) - January 24, 2012 NIH Study Shows 32 Million Americans Have Autoantibodies That Target Their Own Tissues - January 13, 2012 NIH Scientists Find a Potential New Avenue for Cancer Therapies - December 19, 2011 Features Peer Review of Draft National Toxicology Program Technical Reports • 3´-Azido-3´-Deoxythymidine (AZT) (2.8 Mb) • β-Picoline (2.5 Mb) • Ginkgo biloba extract (4.5 Mb) • Mixtures of 3′-Azido-3′-Deoxythymidine (AZT), Lamivudine (3TC), and Nevirapine (NVP) (5.5 Mb) • N,N-Dimethyl-p-toluidine (6.8 Mb) • Pyrogallol (9.3 Mb) • Trimethylolpropane Triacrylate (Technical Grade) (5.8 Mb) GuLF Study - A Health Study For Oil Spill Clean-up Workers and Volunteers Events NTP Technical Reports Peer Review Meeting - February 8-9, 2012 - Live Webcast (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/index.cfm) National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council Meeting - February 15-16, 2012 Genes and Environment Risk Factors for Parkinson's Disease: From Man to Mice and Back - February 16, 2012 New Grants Novel Technologies for Rapid and Sensitive Biomonitoring in Humans (R43/R44)(RFA-ES-12-004) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-004.html) - Application Due Date: February 23, 2012 Request for Information: Suggested Research Topics for Future Initiatives for the Research on Research Integrity Program (RFI)(NOT-ES-12-004) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-ES-12-004.html) - Response Due Date: February 1, 2012 Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program (P42)(RFA-ES-12-003) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-003.html) - Application Due Date: April 10, 2012 Recently Published Research Serum Vaccine Antibody Concentrations in Children Exposed to Perfluorinated Compounds [Abstract] (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22274686) [Synopsis] (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/2/extramural/index.htm#a2) Grandjean P, Andersen EW, Budtz-Jorgensen E, Nielsen F, Molbak K, Weihe P, Heilmann C. January 2012 In Utero Exposure to Maternal Tobacco Smoke and Subsequent Obesity, Hypertension, and Gestational Diabetes Among Women in the MoBa Cohort [Abstract] (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22128036) [Synopsis] (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/2/intramural/index.htm#a2) Cupul-Uicab LA, Skjaerven R, Haug K, Melve KK, Engel SM, Longnecker MP. November 2011
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