The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

The environment plays a key role in the health of older adults, two major studies recently revealed. One found that high rain exposure was significantly associated with greater mortality risk and ...

Vulnerable communities in the United States often face the highest risks from individual environmental burdens, such as ...

Air pollution regulations in the United States are intended to protect public health, but a new study has found that they ...

Cancer occurs when genetic changes disrupt normal cell functions. These genetic mutations can be inherited; they can happen spontaneously when cells make copies of themselves; or they can be caused by ...

The study is part of a growing body of research examining the benefits of climate change solutions on human health.

Family Health Centers, Inc. in Louisville is partnering with Vanderbilt University on a long-term study that will identify environmental cancer risks in the South. The study involves a survey and asks ...

A new primate study links same-sex behaviour to survival, social bonding, and environmental stress, raising intriguing ...

Do you spend at least one day per week working from home and one day per week in the office? We are recruiting participants for a study on environmental exposures and worker well-being when working at ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A junior at Montana State University was recognized by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) with a prestigious scholarship. Ella Horgan received NEHA's Dr. Sheila ...

A simple silicone wristband could bring important findings to continued cancer research in Louisville and beyond. The Southern Environmental Health Study is a project that combines the efforts of ...