2.1. Hormonal Disruption One of the primary concerns with artificial sweeteners is their potential impact on hormone regulation. Certain artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, undergo metabolic processes that produce methanol, which can be converted...

ExtramuralBy Adeline Lopez Racial segregation worsens the effect of lead on brain development NIEHS-funded researchers report that early lead exposure, exacerbated by structural racism and racial isolation, may lower reading scores in children. Neighborhood...

A new report from PwC shows only 13 renewable energy deals were done from November 2023-24 amidst heightened political uncertainty. Source link Paul Gerke www.renewableenergyworld.com...

Mystakidis, A.; Koukaras, C.; Koukaras, P.; Kaparis, K.; Stavrinides, S.G.; Tjortjis, C. Optimizing Nurse Rostering: A Case Study Using Integer Programming to Enhance Operational Efficiency and Care Quality. Healthcare 2024, 12, 2545. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12242545 AMA...

This coverage is made possible in part through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. Traverse City is known as “the Cherry Capital of the World,” and the Wunsch family...

Staff from across NIEHS joined forces with others from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to raise 117,696 pounds of food donations for the 2022 Feds Feed Families (FFF) campaign. FFF is an annual...

Practitioners who attended the 2024 Sustainability Careers Reception. (*See below for names and affiliations) Last month, the Columbia Climate School hosted its ninth annual Sustainability Careers Reception at the Columbia Club in Midtown Manhattan....

The average American discards 17.7 pounds of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET, also known as PETE) plastic bottles each year. By eliminating your share of PET bottles, you can prevent 108.9 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions,...

The environment is resilient, though it can only take so much damage before it succumbs to human-induced climate change. As human activity has caused this phenomenon, it’s up to current and future generations to...

Nevada’s “green bank” is now looking to distribute $156 million in federal funds to help thousands of low-income households benefit from solar power, whether they own property or not.  Source link Renewable Energy World...