written by Nancy Hepp, MS Research and Communications Specialist Nathan Seppa at ScienceNews published a summary of the state of knowledge about the effects of chronic stress on health. The summary draws from research on the effects of stress on heart attacks, stroke, cancer, premature childbirth, type 2 diabetes, telomere length, asthma and even the […]
Ted Schettler MD, MPH CHE Science Director Summary In laboratory animal studies a combination of chronic stress and a high-fat, high-sugar diet causes more abdominal fat to accumulate than that diet alone. This effect seems to be mediated, at least in part, by a substance called Neuropeptide Y (NPY) released from sympathetic nerves supplying adipose […]
Elise Miller, MEd Director An article highlighting the soaring rates of type 1 diabetes, “Child’s Plague” by Dan Hurley, was just featured in the May 2010 issue of Discover magazine. Hurley, also author of the recent book Diabetes Rising: How a Rare Disease Became a Modern Pandemic, and What to Do about It, bases his […]
written by Elise Miller, MEd Director Violent events rock families and communities in the U.S. daily. But last week was particularly wrenching as we learned first of two incidents of extrajudicial shootings of black men by police—one in Louisiana, the other in Minnesota—followed by the killing of five police officers by an individual sniper at […]
written by Sarah Howard Coordinator of the Diabetes-Obesity Working Group Two worldwide gatherings of experts have published consensus statements on the role of environmental chemicals in diabetes, obesity, and metabolism: Parma Consensus Statement on Metabolic Disruptors, Heindel et al. Environmental Health. 2015 Jun 20;14:54. Uppsala Consensus Statement on Environmental Contaminants and the Global Obesity Epidemic, Lind […]
written by Sarah Howard Coordinator of the Diabetes-Obesity Spectrum Working Group Two studies published this month provided strong support for the idea that air pollution may cause weight gain, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome. In the first study, pregnant rats exposed to Beijing’s air gained significantly more weight during pregnancy than those breathing filtered air. […]
written by Sarah Howard Coordinator of the Diabetes-Obesity Spectrum Working Group Just in time for World Diabetes Day (#WDD, November 14th), I have started wearing an artificial pancreas to help manage my type 1 diabetes. Normally I wear an insulin pump along with a continuous glucose monitor (cgm), but the two gadgets do not actually […]
We present the ten most significant news or research stories in environmental health of the last quarter, in CHE’s view. The first three items are statements from major scientific or health organizations summarizing large bodies of research and drawing conclusions about the interaction of our environments and our health. These reports join a growing list […]
To commemorate World Environmental Health Day this year and its focus on children’s environment and health, CHE is publishing a series of short essays from partners who are leaders in children’s environmental health. written by Maida Galvez, MD, MPH CHE Partner As an environmental pediatrician and mom, I worry about the thousands of chemicals that […]
To commemorate World Environmental Health Day this year and its focus on children’s environment and health, CHE is publishing a series of short essays from partners who are leaders in children’s environmental health. written by Frederica Perera, DrPH CHE Partner The protection of children, and especially poor children, from air pollution and climate change resulting […]
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