Environmental Factor – December 2025: Clinical Research Unit moves environmental health research forward
Nestled in a corner of the NIEHS campus, the Clinical Research Unit (CRU) is an understated workhorse of translational research....
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Shared risk factor may underlie both mental and physical illness in youth
Representation of the bifactor ESEM model. Broken arrows represent cross-loadings. Factor variances fixed to 1. ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; CRD, chronic...
Environmental Factor – September 2025: Community-driven health solutions advanced by three regional teams
Three teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently wrapped up the first phase of their work to...
Environmental Factor – July 2025: Tiny vesicles hold big clues for environmental health
EVs are nanosized bubbles of membrane — some so tiny they are 1,000 times smaller than the width of a...
Environmental Factor – May 2025: Pediatrician shares keys to reducing wildfire smoke exposure
As a young doctor at Seattle Children’s Hospital, Mary Crocker, M.D., faced a clinical challenge from an unanticipated source: wildfire...
Higher-weight social identity as a risk and protective factor in the negative health consequences of weight stigma: a systematic review
This review explored the role of higher-weight social identity as both a risk and protective factor in the effects of...
Environmental Factor – April 2025: NIEHS celebrates two trailblazers in environmental health research
NIEHS celebrated Gwen Collman, Ph.D., and Janet Hall, M.D., and their decades of dedicated public service during a March 24...
Obesity Consensus: A Lifestyle Choice, Risk Factor, or Full-fledged Disease?
The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is sparking...
Environmental Factor – December 2024: Diet, lifestyle, and PFAS: Abby Fleisch tackles ‘forever chemicals’
Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent...
