Monthly Archives: July 2007


Award-Winning NIH Administrator Appointed Deputy Director at National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities ? July 23, 2007

Joyce A. Hunter, Ph.D., a cardiovascular physiologist and award-winning administrator at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will serve as deputy director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), NIH.
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Compounds Block Spread of Antibiotic Resistance

The success of antibiotics is among modern medicine’s great achievements. But microbes have been evolving resistance. Researchers have discovered 2 medications already approved for other uses that can block the transfer of drug resistance genes between bacteria and kill the bacteria that harbor resistance genes. Continue reading

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Blood Protein Warns of Hidden Belly Fat and Disease Risk

People with excess deep-belly fat are known to be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Now scientists have found that this type of fat, compared to other types, produces higher levels of a protein that can be detected in the blood. Continue reading

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Ability to Listen to Two Things at Once Is Largely Inherited

Your ability to listen to a phone message in one ear while a friend is talking into your other ear and follow what both are saying is heavily influenced by your genes, according to a new study. Continue reading

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New Director to Advance NIGMS Computational Biology Efforts ? July 23, 2007

Karin Remington, Ph.D., a leader in genomics research and the development of computational tools, today begins her new position as director of the Center for Bioinfomatics and Computational Biology (CBCB) at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Improvement Following ADHD Treatment Sustained in Most Children ? July 20, 2007

Most children treated in a variety of ways for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/adhdmenu.cfm) showed sustained improvement after three years in a major follow-up study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
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First Genome-Wide Study of Infectious Disease Opens New Avenues for HIV Treatment, Vaccines ? July 19, 2007

The first genome-wide association study of an infectious disease, conducted by an international group of researchers through the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI), has yielded a new understanding of why some people can suppress virus levels following HIV infection.
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Nature’s Secrets Yield New Adhesive Material ? July 18, 2007

Scientists report they have merged two of nature’s most elegant strategies for wet and dry adhesion to produce a synthetic material that one day could lead to more durable and longer-lasting bandages, patches, and surgical materials. As published in this week’s issue of the journal Nature, the scientists, supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health, have designed a synthetic material that starts with the dry adhesive properties of the gecko lizard and supplements it with the underwater adhesive properties of a mussel. .
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Ability to Listen to Two Things at Once Is Largely Inherited, Says Twin Study ? July 17, 2007

Your ability to listen to a phone message in one ear while a friend is talking into your other ear ? and comprehend what both are saying ? is an important communication skill that’s heavily influenced by your genes, say researchers of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health.
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Advance in Brain Imaging

Brain imaging is becoming an increasingly important tool in many
research areas. Scientists have developed a new high-performance,
portable system that offers unique advantages over current brain
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