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Precision Environmental Health’s role in preventing disease
What is Precision Environmental Health? Precision Environmental Health is a research area that helps scientists learn how interactions between the...
Genetic Testing
The future of water
What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals that have been used in consumer products around the...
Environmental Health
9 tips to address COVID-19 at work
Heading back to your workplace soon? Here are some tips from the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease...
COVID-19
Autoimmunity in adolescents tripled in recent decades
Autoimmunity, which is when the immune system attacks the body instead of protecting it against disease, appears to be rising...
Autoimmune Disorders
What triggers seasonal allergies?
Ah, spring. It's the time of year when the cold starts to wane, and trees and flowers blossom. But...
Allergy
Outrunning asthma
National Football League (NFL) running back and reigning "Dancing with the Stars" champion Rashad Jennings battled childhood asthma with grit...
Asthma
Asthma: What you need to know
Asthma is now the most common chronic disorder in childhood. In the U.S., nearly 24 million people have asthma. Asthma...
Asthma
Don’t let asthma define you
When Sylvia Granados-Maready was born, she was diagnosed with asthma. To this day, Sylvia lives with asthma without letting it...
Asthma
A lifelong asthma struggle
Jeff Long, Ph.D., can hardly remember a time when he didn't suffer from serious asthma. Jeff, who is...
Asthma
Understanding asthma from the inside out
Three NIH institutes fund asthma studies to improve treatment and learn more about what causes this widespread illness: the National...
Asthma