National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Climate Assessments on National and Global Scales

In the past few months, two major assessments have been released that look at climate change from global and U.S. perspectives.  In late March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II issued the report Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.  In early May, the U.S. Global Change Research Program issued the Third National Climate Assessment.  Both assessments draw from scientific evidence to state that climate change is occurring and is already affecting human health, among other impacts.

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Cardiovascular Disease in Asia: Risk Factors Vary by Population

Global distribution of CVD mortality rates in females (age standardized, per 100,000) Photo Reprinted from WHO

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for over 17 million deaths per year. The relationships between CVD risk factors and mortality can vary between populations, as shown by NIEHS-grantee Yu Chen, Ph.D., who examined the association between body mass index (BMI) and CVD mortality in more than 1.1 million south and east Asians.

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• Ciguatera Fish Poisoning and Climate Change: Analysis of National Poison Center Data in the United States, 2001–2011 Full Text
• Effects of Woodsmoke Exposure on Airway Inflammation in Rural Guatemalan Women Full Text
• Estimating the Health Effects of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies: Addressing Parametric, Model, and Valuation Challenges Full Text
• Predictors of Plasma DDT and DDE Concentrations among Women Exposed to Indoor Residual Spraying for Malaria Control in the South African Study of Women and Babies (SOWB) Full Text
• Variation by Diagnostic Subtype in Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders Associated with Maternal Parity among Finnish Births Full Text

Tammy Collins: Providing Professional Development Opportunities for NIEHS Fellows

A former postdoctoral fellow in the NIEHS Laboratory of Molecular Genetics branch, Tammy Collins, Ph.D., now provides NIEHS trainees with much-needed professional development services as the Director of the Office of Fellows’ Career Development (OFCD).

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