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.

2014

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

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

NIEHS's New Strategic Plan: 2012-2017

Toxicity, children's health, genes, lung

2011

New Substances Added to HHS Report on Carcinogens

National Toxicology Program Report on Carcinogens, cancer, carcinogens

2010

Federal agencies collaborate in Tox21 to reduce animal testing

National Toxicology Program, Report on Carcinogens, notable NIEHS program, toxicity

2010

Global Climate Change Paper Identifies 11 Key Categories for Study

breast cancer, genes

2010

NIEHS Sister Study on Breast Cancer, Environment and Genes Fully Enrolled and in Follow-up Phase

genes

2010

Liver Enzyme Decreases Drug Metabolism

genes

2010

Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study (GuLF STUDY)

Notable NIEHS programs, toxicity