Tumor Suppressor Inhibits Cell Growth Aug 9, 2008
Funding for this study was provided by grants from the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program, the National Institute of Environmental Health Science and the Superfund Basic Research Program. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)
What impact does traffic have on your health? Somerville subjects tested Jun 24, 2008
The National Institute of Environmental Health Science has given the groups a $2. 5 million grant over five years to conduct a study of four Massachusetts neighborhoods that could be affected by pollution emanating from highways. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Institute to study arsenic, cancer link Mar 20, 2008
A five-year grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), the funding for the project, called The role of histone phosphorylation in arsenic-induced cell transformation and cancer will continue more than four years of research on arsenic s connection to the disease. Institute executive director Dr. Zigang Dong explained that arsenic, a proven environmental carcinogen, seeps into drinking water in many parts of the world through the soil to cause bladder, lung and... (Austin Daily Herald, MN)
Mouse Allergen Found in Many Homes, Tied to Asthma Mar 20, 2008
Dr. Paivi M. Salo of the National Institute of Environmental Health Science in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and her colleagues collected dust samples vacuumed from various locations of the homes of nearly 2,500 individuals in 75 locations throughout the US. The residents also completed health questionnaires. There's a critical level of mouse urinary protein -- specifically, 1. (MEDLINEplus)
New urban designs sought in obesity fight Jun 19, 2006
Two years ago, the National Institute of Environmental Health Science hosted a conference on how society has engineered activity out of American life. Institute spokeswoman Christine Bruske said a similar conference last year focused on how children are affected, but new ideas take time. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
