Honk honk! Can noise cameras reduce 'potentially fatal' sound pollution?
Rick Neitzel quoted in The Guardian
As noise detectors are installed in a rich neighborhood of Manhattan, experts worry they will punish people of color.
Environmental Health Sciences
Exposure to PFAS chemicals doubles the odds of a prior cancer diagnosis in women
New research from Amber Cathey
Researchers found a clear association between exposure to certain PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) and phenol (including BPA) chemicals and a previous cancer diagnosis in women from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
Scientists link women's prior cancer diagnoses to 'forever chemical' exposures
Amber Cathey quoted in the Hill
Women with prior diagnoses of melanoma, ovarian cancer or uterine cancer had higher levels of “forever chemicals” and other toxic compounds in their blood, scientists determined in a new nationwide analysis.
Detroit is the country's fifth worst city for people with asthma, new report says
Stuart Batterman quoted in the Michigan Advance
Detroit is one of the worst cities in the country for people with asthma, leaving adults and children to deeply struggle with what can be a fatal disease, according to a new report published Thursday by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).
$26M NIH grant addresses environment influences on child health
New project from Michael Elliott
Backed by a $26 million federal grant, researchers at three Michigan universities, a leading health care system, and a state agency will continue a long-term study of how exposure to environmental factors during pregnancy and early childhood can impact health for a lifetime.
Aspartame and cancer: A toxicologist's take
Q&A with Jackie Goodrich
Jackie Goodrich, research associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, discusses the World Health Organization's recent decision to classify the artificial sweetener as possibly carcinogenic while also maintaining the current recommendation of safe daily intake.