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Air Pollution Survey
WMOA, 630 AM—8:30 a.m., Sunday, April 29, 2007Tune into
WMOA Sunday at 8:30 a.m. to learn more about a community
air pollution survey and ongoing metal exposures
research being conducted in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
The news report will feature
Erin Haynes,
DrPH, Department of Environmental Health.
Lead Exposed Kids' Muscle Problems
Studied
United Press International—April 26, 2007
Article featuring
Amit Bhattacharya,
PhD, Department of Environmental Health
University of Cincinnati researchers led by Amit
Bhattacharya found children treated with succimer
chelation therapy showed a 19 percent improvement in
their ability to perform moving tasks such as crossing
an obstacle or walking, than did those not receiving
treatment.
[This article appeared in more than 5 other media
outlets.]
What You Need to Know About Asthma
Dayton Daily News—April 23, 2007
Article featuring
Michael Borchers,
PhD, Department of Environmental Health
The University of Cincinnati is undergoing a $2.4
million study of how sustained exposure to air pollution
exacerbates lung disease. The immune system handles
short-term damage by destroying a person's damaged
tissue, so healthy tissue can take its place, but UC
researchers suspect the process backfires with long-term
exposure. "When the lungs experience chronic, low-level
damage, we believe at some point that damage exceeds the
body's natural ability to repair tissue," lead
researcher Michael Borchers said.
Environmental Links to Breast Cancer to Be Discussed at
May 12 Program
UC's Breast Cancer & the Environment Research Center (BCERC),
one of only four National Institutes of Health centers
of its kind in the country, will be sponsoring its third
annual public forum on May 12. "Looking Upstream for
Environmental Links to Breast Cancer" will run from 8
a.m.-12:30 p.m. at UC's Genome Research Institute.
Lead-'Scrubbing' Drug May Also
Improve Muscle Function in Lead-Exposed Children
UC environmental health researchers led by Amit
Bhattacharya say a therapy commonly used to remove
dangerously high levels of lead from the body may also
improve muscle functions associated with postural
balance and movement in lead-exposed children.
UPI: UC Lead Study Shows Benefits of Chelation for
Lead-exposed Children
A story that ran on the United Press International wire
service details a study led by UC's Amit Bhattacharya
that shows positive results in muscle function for
lead-exposed children who undergo chelation therapy.
Lead Leaves Lethal Legacy
The Columbus Plain Dealer—April 13, 2007
Article featuring Kim Dietrich,
PhD, Department of
Environmental Health
Dietrich cited long-term studies demonstrating that
lead-poisoned children not only have lower IQs, delays
in language development and attention deficit disorders,
they are more likely to become criminals.
Mid-Ohio Valley Residents Needed for Air Pollution
Survey
UC environmental health researchers are asking residents
of the Mid-Ohio Valley to share their concerns and
opinions about pollution and air quality in their region
through an anonymous survey.
Pilot Research Training Program Offers Grants
The UC Environmental Health Department's Education and
Research Center (ERC) is accepting applications for
research-project funding through the Pilot Research
Training Program (PRP). The PRP is a National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) initiative
that offers financial support to young investigators
with promising research ideas. The ERC teaches young
professionals the skills necessary for pursuing
occupational safety and health careers. A key focus of
the center is its interdisciplinary collaboration
between students in the colleges of engineering, nursing
and medicine. This year, NIOSH will award about $84,000
for projects related to occupational and environmental
health and safety issues conducted through July 2007.
Applications must be submitted by Monday, May 7, at 4
p.m. For more information, contact Amber Twitty at
amber.twitty@uc.edu or
(513) 558-5710.
Rao Elected to Honorary Fellowship
Marepalli Rao, PhD, a professor in environmental health,
has been elected a fellow of the International
Statistical Institute. Founded in 1885, the institute is
one of the oldest scientific organizations in the world
and has members from 133 countries. Rao is the only
fellow from UC. For more information, visit
isi.cbs.nl/.
Daniel Nebert, MD,
professor of environmental health, has been appointed
for a three-year term to the external review panel of
the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Research
Training Fellowships for Medical Students. Each February
the panel receives more than 200 applications from
second- and third-year medical students and selects
50–60 to receive funds to spend one year of their
medical school curriculum doing basic research. The
program, which began in 1989, is designed to encourage
medical students to participate in basic and
translational medical research. For more information,
visit hhmi.org |