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Innate immunity is the process by which white blood cells and other parts of the immune system sense and respond to potential infections by causing an inflammation.

Nearly all diseases result from a complex interaction between an individual’s genetic make-up and the environmental agents that he or she is exposed to.

Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that may interfere with the body’s endocrine system and produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in both humans and wildlife.

Acrylamide is a chemical widely used during the manufacturing of paper, dye, and other industrial products. It can also be formed when certain foods are cooked at high temperatures. Frying, baking, or roasting certain foods, such as potatoes or grains, can create acrylamide. French fries and potato chips, for example, may have measurable acrylamide levels. Acrylamide is also found in cigarette smoke.

Styrene is a colorless, flammable liquid, which has a sweet odor and is highly volatile.

Looking for some resources to help you teach kids about environmental health? Here are some good sources for lesson plans, activities, educational materials, and more.

Girls seem to be going through puberty a lot earlier these days and doctors think it may be related to body weight. This study researches whether overweight girls go through puberty earlier than normal weight girls.

This study will find out more about calcinosis, the development of calcium deposits in various parts of the body, in people with dermatomyositis (DM) and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). Calcinosis can be painful and cause disabilities and other problems, so scientists want to find treatments for it.

Your participation in Natural History of Asthma with Longitudinal Environmental Sampling (NHALES) Asthma Study will contribute to research on how the environment affects the human body and asthma. Please consider joining today.

Laser Microdissection provides the following information to NIEHS researchers interested in the process of microdissection.