Selected Extramural Publications - 2007

• New Therapeutic Target for Stroke (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/target.cfm)
• Telomeres are Shorter in Liver Cancer Tissue than Non-Tumor Tissue (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/telomeres.cfm)
• Exposing Human Airway Epithelial Cells to Ricin Results in the Activation of Stress-Activated Protein Kinases & NF-κB (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/airway.cfm)
• Male Infertility may be Caused by Epigenetic Abnormalities (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/abnormalities.cfm)
• Regular Use of NSAIDS May Reduce the Risk of Parkinson's Disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/nsaids.cfm)
• Bisphenol A Effects on Estrogen Receptor β Expression: Implications in Prostate Cancer (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/implications.cfm)
• Beyond the Human Genome Sequence:  Duke Scientists Map "Silenced Genes" (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/silencedgenes.cfm)
• Prenatal Arsenic Exposure Detected in Newborns (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/newborns.cfm)
• Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Lead Exposure (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/agerelated.cfm)
• Have Particulate Air Pollution Regulations Affected Mortality Risks? (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/airpollution.cfm)
• Statin Drugs Maintain Lung Function in the Elderly (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/statindrugs.cfm)
• Polymorphisms in Nucleotide Excision Repair Genes are Associated with Increased Risk for Breast Cancer (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/polymorphisms.cfm)
• Epigenetics vs. Gene Mutations in Colorectal Cancer (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/epigenetics.cfm)
• Solid Waste Facilities in NC: Disproportionately Located in Communities of Color and Low Wealth (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/solidwaste.cfm)
• High Blood Urate Levels Linked to Lower Risk of Parkinson’s Disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/urate.cfm)
• Safety Oversight Among Contract Workers not Equal to DOE Workers (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/oversight.cfm)
• Maternal Dietary Supplementation Counteracts Bisphenol A-Induced Epigenetics Changes (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/supplementation.cfm)
• Loss of Norepinephrine Causes Parkinson-Like Tremor in Mice (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/loss-norep.cfm)
• VEGF Polymorphisms are Associated with Higher Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/vegf.cfm)
• Chromatin Remodeling Complex are Linked to DNA Damage Checkpoint Responses (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/remodelingcomplex.cfm)
• Parkinson-like Degenerative Changes Linked to Reduced Dopamine Storage (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/parkinson-like.cfm)
• Sunlight in Youth: Protective for MS? (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/sunlight.cfm)
• Inflammatory Protein may be why Liver Cancer is More Prevalent in Men than Women (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/inflammatory.cfm)
• Poor Diet Affects Respiratory Health of Teenagers (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/poor-diet.cfm)
• Semen Quality Lower in Men when Mother’s Beef Consumption High During Pregnancy (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/semen-quality.cfm)
• Iron and Paraquat are Synergistic Risk Factors for Parkinson’s Disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/iron-paraquat.cfm)
• Death from Cancer Remains High Decades after Exposure to Arsenic is Reduced (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/death.cfm)
• Men with Increased Bone and Blood Lead Levels are at Increased Risk for Heart Disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/men.cfm)
• S-nitrosothiols: Possibilities in Fighting Asthma and Heart Disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/s-nitrosothiols.cfm)
• Mutant Astrocytes Play a Role in the Degeneration of Motor Neurons in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/mutant.cfm)
• Green Tea and Skin Cancer (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/greentea.cfm)
• Mercury Content Reduced in Daphnia Fed High Quality Algae (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/mercury.cfm)
• Inhibition of RelB Synthesis by ERa Signalling Controls the Shift in Breast Cancer Cell Phenotypes (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/inhibition.cfm)
• Riboflavin Activated by UV Exposure Causes Oxidative DNA Damage, Which is Inhibited by Vitamin C (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/riboflavin.cfm)
• Autism Disorder Risk Increased in Babies of Mothers with Glutathione S-Transferase P1 Haplotype (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/autism.cfm)
• Radiation-Induced Male Sterility is due to Damage in the Somatic Testicular Cells and not the Spermatogonia (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/radiation.cfm)
• Birch-bark Extract, Betulinic Acid, Inhibits Prostate Cancer Growth (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/birch.cfm)
• Chromatin Structure Remodeling Complex Activates Nucleosomes for Better Access to Damaged Chromatin (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/chromatin.cfm)
• Dietary Antioxidant Flavonoids Protect Against Post-Menopausal Breast Cancer (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/flavonoid.cfm)
• Glutathione Gene Polymorphism Protects Against Pancreatic Cancer in Elderly People (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/pancreas.cfm)
• Prostate Cancer Linked to High Levels of a Mismatch Repair Protein (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/prostate.cfm)
• Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease in Women (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/ppmwomen.cfm)
• Exposure to Traffic and Lung Development (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/traffic.cfm)
• In Utero Bisphenol A Exposure Leads to Abnormal Egg Development (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/bpa-ova.cfm)
• Asthma Exacerbated by Exposure to Florida Red-Tide Toxins (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/redtide.cfm)
• Bisphenol-A Alters Fetal Mammary Gland Development in Mice (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/bpabreast.cfm)
• Urinary Arsenic Levels Correlate with Decrements in Intelligence Scores in Bengalese Children (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/asbengal.cfm)
• Lead and Mercury Disrupt Neuronal Stem Cells: Mechanism Identified (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2007/neuronss.cfm)

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