Monthly Archives: February 2007


Review of 1918 Pandemic Flu Studies Offers More Questions than Answers – February 28, 2007

Scientists and public health officials, wary that the H5N1 avian influenza virus could trigger an influenza pandemic, have looked to past pandemics, including the 1918 “Spanish Flu,” for insight into pandemic planning. However, in a Journal of Infectious Diseases review article now posted online, David M. Morens, M.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, conclude that studies of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed some 50 to 100 million people around the globe, have so far raised more questions than they answer.
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NIDA News Scan #48 – February 26, 2007 (PDF, 393 KB)

This issue of NewsScan highlights NIDA-supported studies included in a special supplement to the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence that address the multifaceted issues of substance abuse and addiction within Hispanic populations. Continue reading

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Independent Panel to Evaluate Widely Used Chemical, Bisphenol A – February 26, 2007

An independent panel of 15 scientists convened by the Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR), of the NIEHS and National Toxicology Program, will review recent scientific data and reach conclusions regarding whether or not exposure to a commonly used chemical, Bisphenol A (BPA) is hazardous to human development or reproduction.
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Two Thousand Influenza Virus Genomes and Counting

The entire genetic blueprints of more than 2,000 human and avian influenza viruses taken from samples around the world have now been completed. Continue reading

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Largest-Ever Search for Autism Genes Reveals New Clues

The largest search for autism genes to date has implicated components of the brain’s glutamate chemical messenger system and a previously overlooked site on chromosome 11. Continue reading

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Antibody Gets a Grip on HIV’s Potential Weak Spot

Scientists have identified a tiny, unchanging region on an AIDS virus protein that may prove to be the key to neutralizing the virus. Continue reading

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Treatment Extends Survival in Mouse Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy – February 22, 2007

Drug therapy can extend survival and improve movement in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), new research shows. The study, carried out at the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), suggests that similar drugs might one day be useful for treating human SMA.
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2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed and Publicly Accessible – February 21, 2007

The Influenza Genome Sequencing Project, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today that it has achieved a major milestone. The entire genetic blueprints of more than 2,000 human and avian influenza viruses taken from samples around the world have been completed and the sequence data made available in a public database.
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Study Finds Reduced Brain Growth in Alcoholics with Family Drinking History – February 21, 2007

The brains of alcohol-dependent individuals are affected not only by their own heavy drinking, but also by genetic or environmental factors associated with their parents’ drinking, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Experimental Vaccine Given During Pregnancy Reduces Stillbirths from Common Virus – February 21, 2007

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed an experimental vaccine that reduces stillbirths among rodents born to mothers infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV) ? a common virus that can also cause mental retardation and hearing loss in newborn children who were infected in early fetal life.
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