Monthly Archives: January 2007


Pain, Opioids, and Addiction: An Urgent Problem for Doctors and Patients – January 31, 2007

For the first time, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, will bring together the research and clinical practice communities to draw attention to the growing problem of prescription opioid misuse by patients with chronic, nonmalignant pain conditions. Continue reading

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Study Tests Oral Insulin to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes – January 31, 2007

Researchers have begun a clinical study of oral insulin to prevent or delay type 1 diabetes in at-risk people, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today. Continue reading

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New Members Appointed to National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council – January 30, 2007

HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt has appointed three new members to the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council. Another membership change is the ex officio representative to the committee from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Continue reading

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NIH Leads Effort to Help Women in Science and Medicine Fulfill Potential – January 29, 2007

NIH Director Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni has created the Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers to examine issues raised in the recent National Academies report, “Beyond Bias and Barriers, Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering,” and to respond to the challenges issued to government funding agencies to maximize the potential of women scientists and engineers. Continue reading

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Insight into Ethnic Differences

The gene varieties we inherit and the environment we’ve been raised in work together to shape who we are. But there’s something else involved, according to a new study: how our genes behave. Continue reading

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Genetic Signature Marks Breast Cancer Prognosis

Researchers have identified a unique set of genes?a genetic signature?that may help to spot breast cancers that are more likely to spread or prove deadly. Continue reading

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New Genetic Clue to Alzheimer’s Disease

Variations in a gene known as SORL1 may be a factor in the development of late onset Alzheimer’s disease, an international team of researchers has discovered. Continue reading

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MRI More Sensitive Than CT in Diagnosing Most Common Form of Acute Stroke, Finds NIH Study – January 26, 2007

The difference between MRI and CT was attributable to MRIs superiority for detection of acute ischemic stroke — the most common form of stroke, caused by a blood clot. The study was conducted by physicians at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Continue reading

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MRI More Sensitive Than CT in Diagnosing Most Common Form of Acute Stroke, Finds NIH Study, January 26, 2007

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), “MRI More Sensitive Than CT in Diagnosing Most Common Form of Acute Stroke, Finds NIH Study” January 26, 2007 Continue reading

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The National Institute of Nursing Research Launches Improved Website – January 26, 2007

Access to information about this vital area of science and the programs of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), one of 27 Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health, just got easier with the recent launch of the Institute’s improved website: www.ninr.nih.gov. Continue reading

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