Ranked #1
Air Pollution and Your Heart
Air Pollution and Your Heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Many factors are known to raise the risk of heart dise... Read more
30 Sep 2015
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6mins
Ranked #2
Understanding the Link Between Environment, Nutrition, and Autism: Examining Approaches to Reduce Risk
Understanding the Link Between Environment, Nutrition, and Autism: Examining Approaches to Reduce Risk
In this podcast we’ll learn more about autism and what NIEHS-funded researchers are doing to understand gene-by-environm... Read more
21 Mar 2019
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7mins
Ranked #3
Understanding the Global Burden of Disease Part I
Understanding the Global Burden of Disease Part I
In this podcast we will focus on the Global Burden of Disease Study and how it is helping inform health organizations an... Read more
17 Jul 2019
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8mins
Ranked #4
Understanding Bioavailability of Arsenic and Lead in Soils at Hazardous Waste Sites
Understanding Bioavailability of Arsenic and Lead in Soils at Hazardous Waste Sites
Bioavailability is a concept that is often unknown or confusing to community members impacted by metals contamination. S... Read more
10 May 2017
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7mins
Ranked #5
Addressing Environmental Health Disparities through Research
Addressing Environmental Health Disparities through Research
Some groups of people in the United States experience higher rates of certain diseases than the general population. For ... Read more
26 Oct 2017
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8mins
Ranked #6
Why Dad’s Environment Before Conception Matters
Why Dad’s Environment Before Conception Matters
In this podcast we’ll hear about how researchers are exploring preconception, particularly for fathers to be, as a criti... Read more
11 Oct 2019
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6mins
Ranked #7
Children, Nature, and the Importance of Getting Kids Outside
Children, Nature, and the Importance of Getting Kids Outside
A shift towards sedentary lifestyles has far reaching impacts on children's health, including increased incidence of obe... Read more
9 Jan 2017
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8mins
Ranked #8
PFAS and Children’s Health
PFAS and Children’s Health
In this podcast, we’ll learn about a complex group of chemicals known as PFAS and how researchers are working to underst... Read more
16 May 2019
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7mins
Ranked #9
Circadian Rhythm and Your Health
Circadian Rhythm and Your Health
Did you know that many of the processes in your body operate on a 24-hour cycle? This cycle, called the circadian rhythm... Read more
17 May 2018
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8mins
Ranked #10
Understanding the Global Burden of Disease Part II
Understanding the Global Burden of Disease Part II
In this podcast, we’ll learn more about the global burden disease (GBD) and how the GBD study could ultimately help clar... Read more
14 Aug 2019
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7mins
Ranked #11
Demystifying the Common Myths About Lead
Demystifying the Common Myths About Lead
Although childhood lead poisoning has decreased over the last four decades, it remains an important public health concer... Read more
31 Jan 2018
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6mins
Ranked #12
Mapping Environmental Health
Mapping Environmental Health
In this podcast, we take a look at how geographic information systems (GIS) and other spatial methodologies can illumina... Read more
10 Jul 2015
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7mins
Ranked #13
Wood Burning Stoves and Human Health
Wood Burning Stoves and Human Health
In many parts of the country, and indeed around the world, wood is used as fuel to heat homes, particularly during colde... Read more
17 Mar 2017
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7mins
Ranked #14
Opioids and Worker Health
Opioids and Worker Health
In this podcast, hear more about the significant risks that opioids pose to worker health and safety, and how different ... Read more
24 Jan 2019
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7mins
Ranked #15
Harmful Algal Blooms and Your Health
Harmful Algal Blooms and Your Health
Algae are organisms that get their energy from the sun and live in aquatic and marine environments. Some types of algae ... Read more
20 Jun 2018
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8mins
Ranked #16
Children and the Changing Climate
Children and the Changing Climate
In this podcast, we take a close look at how climate change affects one particularly vulnerable population: children.
8 Jul 2016
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7mins
Ranked #17
Windows of Susceptibility
Windows of Susceptibility
People can be exposed to a wide variety of chemical and non-chemical stressors in their daily lives. These stressors may... Read more
21 Aug 2017
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6mins
Ranked #18
Dealing with Disasters: Part 1
Dealing with Disasters: Part 1
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, hear about the types of health risks associated with disasters and how disaster researc... Read more
7 Dec 2015
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6mins
Ranked #19
From the Lab to Real-World Impacts: NIEHS Tools for Translational Research
From the Lab to Real-World Impacts: NIEHS Tools for Translational Research
In this podcast, we will learn about Translational Research at NIEHS and how a new tool, called the Translational Resear... Read more
17 Jun 2019
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8mins
Ranked #20
Harnessing Social Media to Share Science on Breast Cancer and the Environment
Harnessing Social Media to Share Science on Breast Cancer and the Environment
In this podcast, you’ll hear how health communication researchers are improving information and messages about breast ca... Read more
23 Dec 2019
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8mins