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Your Environment. Your Health.

Research Highlights

The vision of NIEHS is to use environmental health sciences to understand human disease and improve human health. Below are some research highlights from NIEHS scientists since its founding in 1966.

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2014
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NIEHS' National Toxicology Program Released the 13th Report on Carcinogens
National Toxicology Program, Report on Carcinogens, acetone, cumene, human carcinogen, known, pentachlorophenol, phenol, reasonably anticipated
2013
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World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Sciences
Collaborating Centre, Environmental Health Sciences, WHO, World Health Organization, children's environmental health, climate change and human health, developmental origins of health and disease, e-waste, indoor air pollution
2012
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NIEHS's New Strategic Plan: 2012-2017
Toxicity, children's health, genes, lung
2011
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New Substances Added to HHS Report on Carcinogens
National Toxicology Program Report on Carcinogens, cancer, carcinogens
2010
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Federal agencies collaborate in Tox21 to reduce animal testing
National Toxicology Program, Report on Carcinogens, notable NIEHS program, toxicity
2010
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Global Climate Change Paper Identifies 11 Key Categories for Study
breast cancer, genes
2010
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NIEHS Sister Study on Breast Cancer, Environment and Genes Fully Enrolled and in Follow-up Phase
genes
2010
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Liver Enzyme Decreases Drug Metabolism
genes
2010
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Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study (GuLF STUDY)
Notable NIEHS programs, toxicity
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