EHS Core Center Annual Meeting Focuses on Community Exposome
December 11, 2024
Representatives from the 26 NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers gathered in Baltimore to discuss the evolving concept of the community exposome. The meeting brought together community members and scientists to share their viewpoints on implementing exposomics.
- Science Highlights
- NIEHS Environmental Factor
Mount Sinai Core Center Marks 10 Years of Pilot Projects Program, Career Development
August 28, 2024
The Pilot Projects Program of the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at Mount Sinai reached a 10-year milestone in 2023. Over the past decade, the program has funded 94 pilot studies led by Mount Sinai postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty, many of which have gone on to receive larger grant awards.
- Career Development
- Mount Sinai EHS Core Center
PFAS Exposure in Males Altered Sperm Methylation, Triggered Downstream Effects on Offspring Health
July 29, 2024
PFAS exposure in adult male mice resulted in abnormal sperm methylation and altered gene expression in offspring tissues important for metabolic health, according to researchers from the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at Wayne State University. Study results suggest that PFAS exposure in males prior to offspring conception can negatively affect the health of the next generation, the scientists wrote.
- Publications
- Wayne State University
UNM Core Center Researchers Find Microplastics in Testicular Tissue
July 09, 2024
Researchers from the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at the University of New Mexico (UNM) detected significant levels of microplastics in the testicular tissue of both humans and canines.- Publications
- UNM News
HERCULES Center Members: Exposing the Exposome
June 14, 2024
The NIEHS-funded HERCULES Center at Emory University was featured in a Rollins Magazine cover story for its role in advancing exposome research. The exposome is the sum of all environmental exposures and our body’s response to those exposures across the lifespan.
- Science Highlights
- HERCULES Exposome Research Center
Disease Rates Rise With Growing Petrochemical Production
May 07, 2024
Increased production of petrochemicals is linked to rising rates of cancer, diabetes, infertility, and other chronic health conditions, according to a review article authored by Tracey Woodruff, Ph.D., director of the NIEHS-funded Environmental Research and Translation for Health Center at the University of California, San Francisco.- Publications
- UCSF Environmental Research and Translation for Health Center
OSU Video Provides Primer on Environmental Health
April 25, 2024
A video produced by the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at Oregon State University provides an accessible way to introduce the field of environmental health to students and community members.- News
- EHS Core Centers
EHS Core Centers Shine at SOT
March 25, 2024
Researchers from NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers stood out at the 2024 Society of Toxicology (SOT) conference, held March 10-14 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Awards
- EHS Core Centers
Engaging Students in Community PFAS Testing
February 23, 2024
When a high school chemistry teacher in western Kentucky learned about PFAS-contaminated water in her community, she wanted to encourage her students to help address this local environmental health issue. She connected with the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at the University of Louisville, and together they developed a research project for students to collect and test water samples for PFAS.- Science Highlights
- University of Louisville’s Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences
The Health Burden of Hair Care
January 17, 2024
Scientists from the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers at Harvard and Columbia University are studying the factors that influence hair product use and how exposure to chemicals in these products may contribute to environmental health disparities among Black women.- Science Highlights
- Harvard and Columbia EHS Core Centers
Howarth Talks Lead and Health in NIEHS Podcast
December 08, 2023
Marilyn Howarth, M.D., discusses factors that contribute to high lead exposure in urban areas in an October 2023 NIEHS podcast. She also shares ways to reduce lead exposure at home and at the community level.Howarth directs Community Engagement Core within the University of Pennsylvania’s NIEHS-funded Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology.- News
- NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health
UW Core Center Researchers Work to Improve Air Quality for Washington Communities
October 16, 2023
Researchers from the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Center at the University of Washington are collaborating with community partners to measure air pollution, study its health impacts, and test possible solutions to improve air quality. Their research runs the gamut, examining the health effects of air pollution in children and older adults as well as rural and urban populations.- Science Highlights
- University of Washington EHS Core Center
Chemical Exposures Linked to Higher Cancer Odds in Women
October 02, 2023
Women with certain cancers had higher levels of PFAS and phenol chemicals in their bodies compared to women without the disease, according to research published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. The study is the result of a collaboration among researchers from NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers at the University of Southern California (USC), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Michigan.- Publications
- USC Keck School News
University of Rochester Center Researchers Study Environment’s Role in Brain Health
September 20, 2023
Researchers from the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) at the University of Rochester explore how exposure to environmental chemicals affects brain health. The scientists study how exposure to air pollution, pesticides, and PFAS may harm brain health across the life course – from disrupting early brain development to increasing Parkinson’s disease risk later in life.- Science Highlights
- University of Rochester EHSC
HERCULES Researchers Explore the Exposome in NIEHS Podcast
September 06, 2023
In a two-part installment of the Environmental Health Chat podcast series, researchers from the NIEHS-funded HERCULES Exposome Research Center discuss the exposome, a growing area of research that aims to assess all the environmental factors a person is exposed to throughout their life and how those exposures affect health. The first episode features HERCULES researcher Doug Walker, Ph.D. Part two features Melanie Pearson, Ph.D., who leads the HERCULES Community Engagement Core.- News
- NIEHS
Core Centers Study How Environment Affects Older Adult Health
August 01, 2023
As people age, their bodies may be less capable of handling the effects of environmental hazards, such as poor air quality. Researchers from NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers are studying how environmental exposures may adversely affect the health and well-being of older adults. Research results may help inform policies that can protect their health.- Science Highlights
- EHS Core Centers
Oral Histories Inform a New Environmental Health Literacy Framework
July 26, 2023
Researchers from the Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers at Emory University and the University of Michigan collected and analyzed oral histories from people who experienced the aftermath of polybrominated biphenyl contamination in Michigan in 1973.- Community Engagement
- Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Newsletter
PFAS Exposure Linked to Reduced Fertility in Women
June 29, 2023
Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may reduce fertility in women by as much as 40%, researchers from the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at Mount Sinai found. The team reported that higher levels of PFAS in blood were associated with a significant reduction in the likelihood of pregnancy and live birth among a group of reproductive-age women in Singapore who were trying to conceive.- Publications
- Mount Sinai EHS Core Center
NIEHS-funded Centers, Community Partners Collaborate to Create Environmental Cleanup Resource
June 01, 2023
When residents discover or suspect pollution is harming their community, the process of investigating and fixing the problem can be overwhelming. Working with communities dealing with contamination, members of the NIEHS-funded EHS Core Centers at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Pennsylvania developed an online resource to guide residents through the daunting environmental cleanup process.- Community Engagement
- EHS Core Centers
Documentary Film Features Research and Advocacy for Domestic Worker Health and Safety
April 28, 2023
The NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at the University of California, Davis released a documentary in January 2023 that describes workers’ quest to improve their health and safety within the household domestic service industry in California. The documentary features results from a report that describes how the COVID-19 pandemic affected these workers.- News
- NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health
EHS Core Center Researchers Shine at SOT Conference
April 14, 2023
Researchers from NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers were recognized for their contributions to scientific discovery, mentorship, and education at the 2023 Society of Toxicology (SOT) conference, held March 19-23 in Nashville, Tennessee. Acknowledged for their individual research and training endeavors, six Core Center scientists received awards at the conference.- Awards
- EHS Core Centers
Baylor Center Awardee Helps Community Address Water Contamination Concerns
April 13, 2023
In response to community concerns about water contamination from the Jones Road Superfund site, University of Texas Medical Branch researcher Lance Hallberg, Ph.D., is providing Houston residents the data they need to make informed decisions about their health. His research is supported through a pilot project award from the NIEHS-funded Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health.- Community Engagement
- Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health
CACHET Center Helps Protect Chicago Community from Car-shredding Operation
March 22, 2023
When a car-shredding company announced plans to move to a southeast Chicago neighborhood, researchers from the NIEHS-funded ChicAgo Center for Health and EnvironmenT (CACHET) stepped in to address community concerns about air pollution emissions from the facility.- Community Engagement
- University of Illinois Chicago
PFAS-free Furniture Leads to Lower Levels of the Chemicals in Buildings
March 08, 2023
Buildings renovated with furniture free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) had significantly lower levels of the chemicals in dust compared to buildings with conventional furnishings, according to NIEHS-funded researchers from the Harvard University Environmental Health Sciences Core Center (Core Center).- Publications
- Harvard University
Science Cafés: Brewing Conversations in Rural Iowa and Beyond
February 24, 2023
For more than a decade, scientists from the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at the University of Iowa have hosted informal gatherings called Science Cafés where the public can connect with scientists. Led by Center members Brandi Janssen, Ph.D., and Jackie Curnick, M.D.P., an evaluation of the events revealed that information shared at Science Cafés trickles out to the broader community via social networks.- Community Engagement
- University of Iowa
Better Health Care Access Linked To Improved High Blood Pressure Awareness, Control
January 17, 2023
Having better access to primary health care may improve awareness and control of high blood pressure, according to research funded in part by NIEHS. The study was led by Brisa Aschebrook-Kilfoy, Ph.D., and Jiajun Luo, Ph.D., members of the NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at the University of Chicago.- Publications
- University of Chicago