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- NIEHS Awards Discover Grants
- Brief Intervention Helps Emergency Patients Reduce Drinking
- Study Suggests Some Brain Injuries Reduce the Likelihood of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Delayed Adoption of New Treatments in Developing World Costs Lives
- NIH Launches Human Microbiome Project
- NIDDK’s Director Honored by Hematology Society
- Pheromones Trigger Aggression Between Male Mice
- Fitness Predicts Longevity in Older Adults
- Heart Attack Symptoms in Women
- Early Fine-Tuning of Neural Connections May Turn Destructive Later in Life
- NIH State-of-the-Science Panel Seeks to Dispel Stigma Associated With Fecal and Urinary Incontinence
- NIDA Survey Shows a Decline in Smoking and Illicit Drug Use Among Eighth Graders
- Researchers Test New Lab Method to Detect DNA Damage Throughout the Genome
- Heart Attack Symptoms in Women — Are they Different?
- Controlling Cholera with Oral Vaccines
- Preschool Program Improves Cognitive Control
- New Calculations Assess Breast Cancer Risk in Black Women
- NINDS Announces New Spanish Language Website
- NIH Announces Collaboration With National Council of Negro Women to Reduce Childhood Overweight
- New Software To Aid Early Detection of Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- Scientists Identify Gene That Influences Alcohol Consumption
- Pheromones Identified that Trigger Aggression between Male Mice
- NIH to Hold Conference on Fecal and Urinary Incontinence, December 10 – 12
- NIH to Hold Conference on Fecal and Urinary Incontinence, December 10 – 12
- Obesity May Skew Results of Prostate Cancer Test
- Embryonic Stem Cell Milestone Achieved in Primates
- Versatile Human Stem Cells Created Without Embryos
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health Announces New Strategic Plan
- Older Adults with Mild Memory Impairment Still Benefit from Cognitive Training in Areas not Reliant on Memorization
- Joint Statement from Drs. Elias Zerhouni, Jack Whitescarver, and Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health on World AIDS Day
- Acting U.S. Surgeon General Galson, NIH Director Zerhouni Announce Expanded Efforts to Address Nationwide Childhood Overweight Epidemic
- High-Trauma Fractures in Older Men and Women Linked to Osteoporosis
- People with Diabetes and Sickle Cell Trait Should Have Reliable A1C Test
- More Accurate Method of Estimating Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women Developed
- NCI Researchers Identify Novel Mechanism for Spread of Sarcoma Tumors
- Training Guide from the National Institute on Aging Helps Older Adults Find Health Information Online
- Ozone Can Affect Heavier People More
- NIDA Announces New Avant-Garde Award for Innovative AIDS Research
- Depression Linked to Bone-Thinning in Premenopausal Women
- National Institute on Drug Abuse Launches Public Service Campaign for Hispanic Youth on the Link between Non-Injection Drugs and HIV
- WHO Director-General to Deliver Barmes Lecture on “Climate Change and Health”
- Protein Key to Severity of Staph Infections
- Tracking Neural Progenitor Cells in the Human Brain
- Scientists Find New Genetic Alterations in Lung Cancer
- Protein Suppresses Allergic Response in Mice
- Family Members of Patients Who Die in the ICU Report Greater Satisfaction with Communication and Involvement than Family Members of ICU Survivors
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse Offers Summer Internship Opportunities
- NCI Researchers Uncover Unusual Association Between Cell Survival Proteins and Ovarian Cancer Aggressiveness
- Scientists Zero in on the Cellular Machinery that Enables Neurons to Fire
- Statement of Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, on World Diabetes Day
- Lucy Greene Appointed NIDDK Executive Officer
- Brain Matures a Few Years Late in ADHD, But Follows Normal Pattern
- NIH Funds 10 Science Education Partnership Awards
- Diabetes Rates Are Increasing Among Youth
- NCMHD Announces New Director for Scientific Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis
Monthly Archives: May 2007
‘Entry Claw’ Helps the HIV Virus Infect Host Cells
Scientists have described a new structure at the interface between the AIDS virus and the host cells it infects that appears to help the virus gain entry to its target. Continue reading
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Learning and Memories Restored in Mice
Two strategies boost new memory formation in mice and restore access to memories that had seemed lost, according to a new study. The results raise the possibility that the memories of people with dementia may not be forever gone, but temporarily inaccessible. Continue reading
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Genetic Roots of Bipolar Disorder Revealed
The first genome-wide study of bipolar disorder has found that several genetic variations appear to boost the disease risk, especially in combination. Continue reading
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‘Entry Claw’ Helps the HIV Virus Infect Host Cells
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Integrative Medicine Consult Service Established at the NIH Clinical Center – May 14, 2007
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has established an Integrative Medicine Consult Service at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, the world’s largest hospital devoted to research. This service will provide physicians, nurses, and other members of the Clinical Cnete health care team the ability to discuss complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies with knowledgeable medical staff from the consult service and learn how various CAM practices might complement or interact with a patient’s care as a research participant at the Clinical Center.
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Fly and Worm Models to Teach Researchers About Human Biology and Medicine – May 14, 2007
In an effort to understand every part of the genome needed for organisms to develop and thrive, the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced the first grants in a four-year, $57 million scientific mission to identify all functional elements in the genomes of the fruit fly and round worm.
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Statement on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, Friday May 18, 2007 – May 14, 2007
May 18, 2007 marks the 10th annual HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, an opportunity to reflect upon the more than two decades of progress worldwide in the search for a safe and effective HIV vaccine. Today, many challenges remain, but we look forward with optimism as the HIV vaccine candidates in clinical trials today are among the most promising we have seen.
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New Spanish Publication Gives Evidence-Based Parenting Guidelines – May 11, 2007
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the National Institutes of Health has released “¿Qu� Significa ser Padres? (What Does It Mean To Be Parents?)”, a free Spanish?language publication geared toward Hispanics who are seeking advice on parenting.
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New Spanish Publication Gives Evidence-Based Parenting Guidelines – May 11, 2007
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the National Institutes of Health has released “¿Qu� Significa ser Padres? (What Does It Mean To Be Parents?)”, a free Spanish?language publication geared toward Hispanics who are seeking advice on parenting.
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Can an Omega-3 Fatty Acid Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease? – May 10, 2007
Nutritionists have long endorsed fish as part of a heart-healthy diet, and now some studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids found in the oil of certain fish may also benefit the brain by lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In order to test whether an omega-3 fatty acid can impact the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, will evaluate one in a clinical trial, the gold standard for medical research.
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