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November 07, 2022 Through her research on air pollution, Rima Habre, Sc.D., of the University of Southern California (USC), wants to learn exactly what pollutants are in the air, their quantities, and whether exposures to such contaminants can be linked to health effects. Habre leads exposure assessment work at the USC Maternal and Developmental Risks from…Continue Reading NIEHS Science Highlights: Rima Habre, Sc.D. — Creating More Precise Exposure Profiles

Por: Univision October 26, 2022 El bajo peso de los bebés recién nacidos y la contaminación ambiental podrían estar relacionados. Así lo reveló un estudio de la Universidad del Sur de California (USC) el cual encontró que las mujeres hispanas son las más afectadas. “El crecimiento fetal, que es delicado y está programado con precisión, puede verse…Continue Reading Publicado por Univision: Bajo peso de bebés al nacer de madres hispanas podría estar vinculado a la contaminación, revela estudio

By Pamela Madrid October 25, 2022 Fetal growth — which is delicate and precisely programmed — may be disrupted by a mother’s exposure to air pollution and psychological stress during early to mid-pregnancy, a new USC study shows. The findings, published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open, suggest that protecting pregnant women from air pollution may improve birth…Continue Reading USC Today, Health News: Air pollution, stress contribute to low-birth-weight babies for L.A. Latinas, study finds

October 21, 2022 Tracy Bastain, Ph.D., co-director with Carrie Breton, Sc.D., of the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center for Environmental Health Disparities at the University of Southern California, was quoted in an article about the effects of prolonged exposure to environmental chemicals on maternal, fetal, and pediatric health. The article, which appeared in…Continue Reading NIEHS Science Highlights: Tracy Bastain Discusses Contribution of MADRES With California-Based Publication

By Bokie Muigai October 17, 2022 Isabella Hernandez is a 2022 recipient of the Public Health Education and Health Promotion (PHEHP) Student Award from the American Public Health Association (APHA). Her abstract received a top score among submissions in this category. She is one of five students selected for a PHEHP award, and as a result will…Continue Reading KSOM Newsroom: USC student wins American Association of Public Health student award

By Dan Ross October 6, 2022 eborah Bell-Holt lives near a decades-old drilling site in South L.A., where oil sucked to the surface comes laced with dangerous pollutants like benzene, formaldehyde, methane and toluene. What comes up must go somewhere, and Bell-Holt is sick at the prospect of how much toxic pollution ends up inside the…Continue Reading Toxic Pollutants a Growing Concern for Pregnant Mothers and Babies

September 26, 2022 Rima Habre, Sc.D., of the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) was interviewed for the PBS documentary “Something in the Air,” which is about air pollution and its effects on children’s health. “Air pollution is very tightly related to kid’s health,” Habre shared. “Kids who live in communities with more…Continue Reading NIEHS News & Media: Habre Talks Air Pollution and Children’s HealthNIEHS News & Media:

June 05, 2022 Diet may play a role in the development of dangerous high blood pressure disorders in late pregnancy among Hispanic women, according to research at the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center for Environmental Health Disparities. The researchers followed 464 pregnant women during the last three months of pregnancy to explore…Continue Reading NIEHS Science Highlights: Diet May Play a Role in Development of Pregnancy Complications Among Hispanic Women

March 3, 2022 Diet may play a role in development of pregnancy complications among Hispanic/Latina women American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference, Presentation 21 Diet may play a role in the development of dangerous high blood pressure in late pregnancy among some Hispanic/Latina women, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American…Continue Reading Featured by the American Heart Association

January 31, 2022 Low-income Hispanic women who are exposed to high levels of air pollution during mid-pregnancy may be at greater risk of depression one year postpartum, according to researchers from the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center for Environmental Health Disparities. The researchers followed 180 women from early pregnancy to one year…Continue Reading NIEHS Science Highlights: Air Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy Is Linked With Greater Risk of Depression Among Latinas