Archive for November, 2007

Older Adults with Mild Memory Impairment Still Benefit from Cognitive Training in Areas not Reliant on Memorization

November 30th, 2007 at 11:47am Under Heart Attack Symptoms


Older adults with pre-existing mild memory impairment benefit as much as those with normal memory function from certain forms of cognitive training that don’t rely on memorization, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. This study was conducted as part of the multi-site Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) clinical trial, which was co-funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) — both components of the NIH.

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Joint Statement from Drs. Elias Zerhouni, Jack Whitescarver, and Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health on World AIDS Day

November 29th, 2007 at 02:52pm Under Heart Attack Symptoms

On December 1, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) joins with people around the globe in commemorating World AIDS Day.

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Acting U.S. Surgeon General Galson, NIH Director Zerhouni Announce Expanded Efforts to Address Nationwide Childhood Overweight Epidemic

November 29th, 2007 at 09:57am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

A new partnership between the National Institutes of Health’s We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition) program and the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) will expand efforts to address the epidemic of childhood overweight, national leaders in public health said today.

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High-Trauma Fractures in Older Men and Women Linked to Osteoporosis

November 28th, 2007 at 01:37pm Under Heart Attack Symptoms

Researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Research Institute are challenging a widely held belief that fractures resulting from major trauma, such as automobile accidents, are not related to osteoporosis, the common disease that makes bones weak and prone to fracture. Their study, published in the November 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), and the National Institute on Aging (NIA). NIAMS and NIA are components of the National Institutes of Health.

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People with Diabetes and Sickle Cell Trait Should Have Reliable A1C Test

November 28th, 2007 at 09:42am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

A new information campaign of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health, highlights the importance of using accurate methods to test hemoglobin A1C in people with diabetes who have sickle cell trait or other inherited forms of variant hemoglobin.

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More Accurate Method of Estimating Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women Developed

November 27th, 2007 at 04:02pm Under Heart Attack Symptoms

A new model for calculating invasive breast cancer risk, called the CARE model, has been found to give better estimates of the number of breast cancers that would develop in African American women 50 to 79 years of age than an earlier model which was based primarily on data from white women. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their collaborators report on the study methodology and results online in "JNCI" on November 27, 2007.

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NCI Researchers Identify Novel Mechanism for Spread of Sarcoma Tumors

November 27th, 2007 at 01:47pm Under Heart Attack Symptoms

A team of researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), using a mouse model, have uncovered a novel protein interaction that promotes the spread of cancer cells (a process known as metastasis) in a class of tumors collectively called sarcomas.

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Training Guide from the National Institute on Aging Helps Older Adults Find Health Information Online

November 27th, 2007 at 10:32am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

To broaden the numbers of older adults able to search for and find reliable health information online, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) has developed a free training curriculum for those who teach and work with older adults. This Toolkit for Trainers is now available on , a senior-friendly Web site developed by the NIA and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Ozone Can Affect Heavier People More

November 27th, 2007 at 10:32am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analyzed data on young (18–35 years), healthy, non-smoking men and women to see if BMI -- a measure of the amount of fat a person has -- had an effect on lung response to acute ozone exposure.

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NIDA Announces New Avant-Garde Award for Innovative AIDS Research

November 27th, 2007 at 08:07am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today it is looking for scientists of exceptional creativity to apply for its new NIDA Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS research.

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