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NIH Establishes New Network to Study Childhood Asthma

NIAID has awarded $10 million in first-year funding to establish a clinical research network called Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings (CAUSE). This nationwide network will conduct observational studies and clinical trials tailored to improve asthma treatments and prevention approaches in children of low-income families.

International Teams Explore Genetic Effects of Chernobyl

In two landmark studies, researchers have used cutting-edge genomic tools to investigate the potential health effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, a known carcinogen, from the 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine.

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