MOST READ NEWS this week: Speeding Up Time: New Urinary Peptide Clock Associates Greater Air Pollution Exposures with Faster Biological Aging ➡️ ow.ly/NZgu50Rf2Jy

NEW: Health disparities are exacerbated for women of color and others who experience overlapping inequities. Smarr et al. recently suggested actions the research community can take to target—and reduce—those disparities. Read our summary ➡️ ow.ly/OwxJ50RemQt

#ICYMI ...NEW RESEARCH: Association between Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease among a Cognitively Healthy Population-based Cohort ➡️ ow.ly/snmE50RegAt Anke Hüls Zhenjiang Li Donghai Liang Emory Epidemiology

NEW INVITED PERSPECTIVE: Climate Changes the Effectiveness of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions ➡️ ow.ly/2XLf50RembK

NEW RESEARCH: Influence of Temperature and Precipitation on the Effectiveness of Water, Sanitation, and Handwashing Interventions against Childhood Diarrheal Disease in Rural Bangladesh: A Reanalysis of the WASH Benefits Bangladesh Trial ➡️ ow.ly/v54s50RelGw

#ICYMI ...NEW FOCUS: Melting Permafrost, Exposed Industrial Contaminants Pose Health Risks for Arctic Communities ➡️ ow.ly/iaN150RegFz AWI Medien University of Oulu Roza Laptander ACAT

NEW: Climate change is reshaping the global distribution of infectious diseases, including diarrheal diseases. However, Carlton writes, it’s also reshaping the effectiveness of WASH interventions used to fight those diseases ➡️ ow.ly/50Lb50Remfy

NEW: Household WASH interventions can reduce exposure to diarrhea-causing pathogens. In one study in Bangladesh, Nguyen et al. found, such interventions worked the best during monsoon season, especially after periods of heavy rain or heat ➡️ ow.ly/1Z5j50RelwX

Early Career Researchers help grow and strengthen EHP’s peer reviewer network. We want to recognize the #ECRs who reviewed multiple manuscripts in 2023 and thank all who reviewed at least one ➡ bit.ly/3W3JCCv Rachit Sharma Charlie Roscoe, PhD Wenlu Ye Thomas Jackson, PhD

NEW RESEARCH: In Vivo Tissue Distribution of Polystyrene or Mixed Polymer Microspheres and Metabolomic Analysis after Oral Exposure in Mice ➡️ ow.ly/UjRf50Rcuip Eliseo Castillo

EHP’s peer reviewers also reviewed manuscripts for our sister journal, Journal of Health and Pollution, in 2023. Journal of Health and Pollution will begin publishing research soon. Please join us in thanking our committed reviewer network! bit.ly/3W3JCCv #ScholarlyPublishing #GlobalHealth

NEW: Garcia et al. exposed mice to plastic microspheres and documented mobility within and between biological tissues, emphasizing the importance of understanding the metabolic impact of microplastic ingestion ➡️ ow.ly/GvEw50RctVq Eliseo Castillo

#ICYMI ...NEW RESEARCH LETTER: Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood Lead Levels in Selected Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study ➡️ ow.ly/N76q50RbtMB University of Nairobi UW News

If you are exploring a new field of research, involve experts from that field when developing your study. #TuesdayTip

NEW COMMENTARY: The Conflict between Regulatory Agencies over the 20,000-Fold Lowering of the Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) for Bisphenol A (BPA) by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ➡️ ow.ly/mz8t50RbtEB

#ICYMI ...NEW INVITED PERSPECTIVE: The Importance of Community Involvement in Interventions to Reduce Arsenic Exposure and Improve Health Outcomes in Indigenous Communities ➡️ ow.ly/r4eN50Rax7a UNM Health Sciences

#ICYMI … EHP #manuscripts were reviewed by experts from 30+ countries last year. Their expertise and cross-disciplinary perspectives are critical to our rigorous #peerreview process. Please join us in thanking them ➡ bit.ly/3W3JCCv #ScholarlyPublishing #ManuscriptReview

MOST READ RESEARCH last week: Current and Projected Distributions of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in Canada and the U.S. ➡️
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#ICYMI ...NEW RESEARCH: Effect of an Arsenic Mitigation Program on Arsenic Exposure in American Indian Communities: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of the Community-Led Strong Heart Water Study Program ➡️ ow.ly/c0HA50R9krK

EHP Editors selected more than 1,700 manuscripts for review last year. We are thankful to the Editorial Review Board members, ad-hoc reviewers, and #EarlyCareerResearchers who submitted constructive and timely reviews ➡ bit.ly/3W3JCCv #PeerReview #AcademicTwitter