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Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou on Yale Cancer Answers.
- May 15, 2024
Kei-Hoi Cheung, PhD, has been awarded a grant by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to research environmental health data and drinking water contamination using AI methods.
- May 07, 2024Source: The Washington Post
An observational study has found that regular olive oil consumption may have cognitive health benefits. YSPH Professor Vasilis Vasiliou comments on the study.
- April 25, 2024Source: Newsday Long Island
Yale Superfund public health study of 1,4-dioxane in drinking water
- April 22, 2024
The Yale Center on Climate Change and Health believes that protecting human health is the most powerful yet under-tapped driving force for climate action.
- April 10, 2024Source: Orlando Sentinel
Yale Superfund public health research study of 1,4-dioxane in drinking water. Outreach to central Florida residents.
- March 27, 2024
In a recent visit to the Yale School of Public Health, Rick Woychik, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Toxicology Program, provided a road map of six emerging areas of priority for the future direction of environmental health sciences.
- February 20, 2024Source: US Today News
Scientists are sounding the alarm after discovering a cancer-causing chemical that was largely overlooked by policymakers, highlighting that contaminated water is not always easy to detect.
- February 03, 2024Source: Environmental Science & Technology
In the interest of maintaining human health and the environment, it is time for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the regulatory bodies of other countries to follow the EU in reining in microplastic pollution, YSPH Professor Vasilis Vasiliou and colleagues say in this Viewpoint commentary.
- January 10, 2024Source: Medical News Today
Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou, Yale Cancer Center researcher and director of the Yale Superfund Research Center, not involved in the research, explained: “Acetaldehyde, a metabolite of ethanol, the primary component of alcoholic beverages, is classified as a Group 1 human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), indicating sufficient evidence for its cancer-causing potential. Acetaldehyde is metabolized fast in the liver except in some Asians with genetic defects in acetaldehyde metabolizing enzyme (ALDH2).”