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News Releases from NIEHS

• June 11, 2020:
• NIH Names Rick Woychik Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

  Woychik will lead NIH’s research efforts on environmental influences on human health and also serve as director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program.

• May 5, 2020:
• NIH Statement on World Asthma Day 2020

  Today on World Asthma Day, the National Institutes of Health stands with patients, families, advocates, researchers, and health care professionals to raise awareness about this common chronic respiratory disease, the people it affects, and the biomedical research that improves its prevention and treatment.

• April 8, 2020:
• Autoimmunity May Be Rising in the United States

  Autoimmunity, a condition in which the body’s immune system reacts with components of its own cells, appears to be increasing in the United States, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators.

News Releases from NIEHS-funded Researchers

• November 23, 2020:
• Antimicrobial Soap Additive Worsens Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

  University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers found evidence that triclosan — an antimicrobial found in many soaps and other household items — worsens fatty liver disease in mice fed a high-fat diet.

• November 19, 2020:
• Injectable Birth Control May Increase Blood Lead Levels in African American Women

  Women using a common, injectable form of birth control showed increased levels of potentially hazardous lead in their blood, a study led by a Michigan State University researcher found.

• November 18, 2020:
• The Autoimmune Registry Releases First Complete List of Autoimmune Diseases With Prevalence Statistics, Disease Subtypes, and Disease Profiles

  The Autoimmune Registry Inc (ARI) has published its first comprehensive List of Autoimmune Diseases. It includes over 150 diseases, 40 subtypes, and 60 synonyms.

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