2011 News Releases
- 29 Jan 2013:
- Media Advisory: Climate and Health Symposium Puts Science into Practice (http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2013/a0129_climate_health_symposium.html)
- 24 Jan 2013:
- Prenatal inflammation linked to autism risk (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2013/january24/index.cfm)
- 16 Jan 2013:
- H1N1 flu shots are safe for pregnant women (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2013/january16/index.cfm)
- 18 Dec 2012:
- How Will Global Climate Change Influence the Way We Assess and Manage Chemicals in the Environment? (http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.setac.org/resource/resmgr/media/gcc-press-release.pdf)
- 15 Nov 2012:
- Finalists of air pollution sensor challenge announced (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/november15/index.cfm)
- 15 Nov 2012:
- Flame retardants linked to neurodevelopmental delays in children (http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/15/pbdes-and-neurodevelopmental-deficits/)
- 15 Oct 2012:
- Bacterial protein in house dust spurs asthma according to NIH study (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/october15/index.cfm)
- 9 Oct 2012:
- NIEHS and Bay Area Doctors Find Parkinson's Disease Risk Much Greater in Some Exposed to Popular Herbicide (http://www.thepi.org/news/2012/10/09/news-articles/bay-area-doctors-find-parkinson-s-disease-risk-much-greater-in-some-exposed-to-popular-herbicide/)
- 8 Oct 2012:
- First Recipients of Research Grants to Support Genomic Studies in Africa Announced (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2012/nhgri-08.htm)
- 2 Oct 2012:
- Final opportunities to enroll in NIH oil spill health study (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/october02/index.cfm)
- 24 Sep 2012:
- Media Advisory: Last chance to enroll in NIH oil spill health study (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/september24/index.cfm)
- 7 Sep 2012:
- Strategy developed to improve delivery of medicines to the brain (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/september07/index.cfm)
- 5 Sep 2012:
- NIH Common Fund Researchers Link Genetic Variants And Gene Regulation in Many Common Diseases (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2012/od-05a.htm)
- 4 Sep 2012:
- NIH Awards $100 Million for Autism Centers of Excellence Program (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2012/nichd-04.htm)
- 13 Aug 2012:
- Chemical Widely Used in Antibacterial Hand Soaps May Impair Muscle Function (http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/newsroom/6872)
- 6 Jun 2012:
- NIH, EPA announce competition to develop personal air pollution and health sensors (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/june6/index.cfm)
- 4 Jun 2012:
- Media Advisory: NIH, EPA announce competition to develop personal air pollution and health sensors (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/june4/index.cfm)
- 22 May 2012:
- Surgeon General invites oil spill workers to join the NIH GuLF STUDY (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/may22/index.cfm)
- 16 May 2012:
- Beijing Olympics Experiment Reveals Biological Link Between Air Pollution Exposure, Cardiovascular Disease (http://keck.usc.edu/en/About/Administrative_Offices/Office_of_Public_Relations_and_Marketing/News/Detail/2012__pr_and_markteing__spring__zhang_jama_051512)
- 7 May 2012:
- NNSA, FBI Conclude Radiological Security Exercise at NIEHS in North Carolina (http://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/exerciseniehsnc5412)
- 1 May 2012:
- Prenatal Exposure to Insecticide Chlorpyrifos Linked to Alterations in Brain Structure and Cognition (http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/news/prenatal-exposure-insecticide-chlorpyrifos-linked-alterations-brain-structure-and-cognition)
- 30 Apr 2012:
- NIH statement on World Asthma Day 2012 - May 1, 2012 (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/april30/index.cfm)
- 17 Apr 2012:
- Personal Exposure Monitoring Device Predicts Breathing Rates, Contributes to More Meaningful Environmental Dose Estimates (http://www.rti.org/newsroom/news.cfm?nav=291&objectid=9DCD5B9D-5056-B100-3159553B458C3CE5)
- 9 Apr 2012:
- Lead NIH scientist for GuLF STUDY available for interviews (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/april09/index.cfm)
- 9 Apr 2012:
- Maternal obesity, diabetes associated with autism, other developmental disorders (http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/newsroom/6166)
- 4 Apr 2012:
- Arsenic turns stem cells cancerous, spurring tumor growth (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/april04/index.cfm)
- 29 Feb 2012:
- More than 10,000 participants have joined the GuLF STUDY: NIH seeking thousands more oil spill workers to find potential health effects of spill (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/february29/index.cfm)
- 28 Feb 2012:
- HHS Secretary Sebelius announces environmental justice strategy (http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/02/20120228a.html)
- 16 Feb 2012:
- Organic Food Sweetener May Be a Hidden Source of Dietary Arsenic (http://now.dartmouth.edu/2012/02/organic-food-sweetener-may-be-a-hidden-source-of-dietary-arsenic/)
- 13 Feb 2012:
- Even Moderate Air Pollution Can Raise Stroke Risks (http://www.bidmc.org/News/InMedicine/2012/February/MittlemanPollution.aspx)
- 24 Jan 2012:
- PFCs linked to lowered immune response to childhood vaccinations (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2012-releases/pfcs-childhood-vaccinations.html)
- 13 Jan 2012:
- NIH study shows 32 million Americans have autoantibodies that target their own tissues (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/january13/index.cfm)
- 19 Dec 2011:
- NIH scientists find a potential new avenue for cancer therapies (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/december19/index.cfm)
- 12 Dec 2011:
- NDAR federation creates largest source of autism research data to date (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2011/nimh-12.htm)
- 7 Dec 2011:
- US Tox21 to begin screening 10,000 chemicals (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/december07/index.cfm)
- 5 Dec 2011:
- Dartmouth researchers evaluate rice as a source of fetal arsenic exposure (http://now.dartmouth.edu/2011/12/dartmouth-researchers-evaluate-rice-as-a-source-of-fetal-arsenic-exposure/)
- 10 Nov 2011:
- Wood stove intervention can reduce childhood pneumonia (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/november10/index.cfm)
- 13 Oct 2011:
- Inefficient developing world stoves contribute to 2 million deaths a year (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2011/nichd-13.htm)
- 10 Oct 2011:
- Natural Processes Can Limit Spread of Arsenic in Water, Says Study (http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/natural-processes-can-limit-spread-arsenic-water-says-study)
- 6 Oct 2011:
- NIH launches research program to explore health effects from climate change (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/october06/index.cfm)
- 30 Sep 2011:
- Darryl C. Zeldin named National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences scientific director (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/september30/index.cfm)
- 17 Aug 2011:
- Media Advisory for Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/august17/index.cfm)
- 15 Aug 2011:
- Exercise May Help Prevent Brain Damage Caused by Alzheimer’s Disease (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_02048)
- 13 Jul 2011:
- NIH Investigators Discover New Mechanism That May Be Important for Learning and Memory (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/july13/index.cfm)
- 7 Jul 2011:
- NIH-funded research network to explore oil spill health effects (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/july07/index.cfm)
- 13 Jun 2011:
- People with Parkinson's Disease May Have Double The Risk for Melanoma, a Dangerous Skin Cancer (http://www.aan.com/press/index.cfm?fuseaction=release.view&release=958)
- 10 Jun 2011:
- New Substances Added to HHS Report on Carcinogens (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/june10/index.cfm)
- 10 Jun 2011:
- Media Advisory: New substances added to HHS Report on Carcinogens (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/june10/index.cfm)
- 24 May 2011:
- Women Who Start Prenatal Vitamins Early are Less Likely to have Children with Autism (http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/newsroom/newsdetail.html?key=5077&svr=http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu&table=published)
- 3 May 2011:
- World Asthma Day: NIH research advances help people with asthma (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/may03/index.cfm)
- 31 Mar 2011:
- NIH investigators find link between DNA damage and immune response (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/march31/index.cfm)
- 17 Mar 2011:
- Submit your visionary ideas about environmental health research (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/march17/index.cfm)
- 10 Mar 2011:
- New robot system to test 10,000 chemicals for toxicity (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/march10/index.cfm)
- 2 Mar 2011:
- Media Advisory: NIH joins SOT to celebrate 50 years of toxicology science (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/march02/index.cfm)
- 28 Feb 2011:
- NIH launches largest oil spill health study (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/february28/index.cfm)
- 23 Feb 2011:
- Media Advisory: Largest oil spill health study to launch along Gulf Coast (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/february23/index.cfm)
- 18 Feb 2011:
- NIEHS Grantees, NYU and WHOI, Discover Genetic Mutation Allowing Hudson River Fish to Adapt to PCBs (http://communications.med.nyu.edu/news/2011/a-genetic-mutation-allows-hudson-river-fish-adapt-pcbs)
- 11 Feb 2011:
- NIH study finds two pesticides associated with Parkinson's disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/february11/index.cfm)
- 20 Jan 2011:
- Members of a Federal Advisory Group on Autism Mobilize in Response to a Mother's Plea (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2011/nimh-teams-up-to-study-asd-rates-in-somali-american-children.shtml)
- 7 Jan 2011:
- Media Advisory: National Toxicology Program Workshop: Role of Environmental Chemicals in the Development of Diabetes and Obesity (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/january07/index.cfm)
- 7 Jan 2011:
- HHS Proposed Recommendation on Fluoride (http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/01/20110107a.html)
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