November 26th, 2007 at 04:02pm Under Heart Attack Symptoms
By National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases Continue Reading Depression Linked to Bone-Thinning in Premenopausal Women
November 26th, 2007 at 08:42am Under Heart Attack Symptoms
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), marks World AIDS Day on December 1st with the launch of its new, national public service campaign to educate Hispanic teens on the link between non-injection drug use and HIV transmission.By National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases Continue Reading National Institute on Drug Abuse Launches Public Service Campaign for Hispanic Youth on the Link between Non-Injection Drugs and HIV
November 26th, 2007 at 08:42am Under Heart Attack Symptoms
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and the Fogarty International Center, both part of the National Institutes of Health, jointly announce the 2007 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture. Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) will speak on "Climate Change and Health."By National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases Continue Reading WHO Director-General to Deliver Barmes Lecture on “Climate Change and Health”
November 19th, 2007 at 09:42am Under Heart Attack Symptoms
Scientists have discovered why some strains of the bacterium ("Staph") can be so dangerous. They hope to use the finding to advance development of new treatments.By NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Continue Reading Protein Key to Severity of Staph Infections
November 19th, 2007 at 09:42am Under Heart Attack Symptoms
Scientists have developed the first noninvasive technique for detecting cells in the living human brain that give birth to neurons and other types of brain cells. The new method may shed light on a host of brain-related disorders, including depression, Parkinson's disease and brain tumors.By NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Continue Reading Tracking Neural Progenitor Cells in the Human Brain
November 19th, 2007 at 09:42am Under Heart Attack Symptoms
Researchers have detected dozens of genetic regions that are altered in lung cancer. The findings provide new clues to the biology of lung cancer and will help shape future strategies for diagnosing and treating the disease.By NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Continue Reading Scientists Find New Genetic Alterations in Lung Cancer
November 19th, 2007 at 08:27am Under Heart Attack Symptoms
A protein in mice known as RGS13 suppresses allergic reactions, including the severe, life-threatening allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).By National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases Continue Reading Protein Suppresses Allergic Response in Mice
November 16th, 2007 at 08:37am Under Heart Attack Symptoms
Family members of loved ones who died in the intensive care unit (ICU) tend to be more satisfied with the care they and the patient received than family members of ICU survivors, according to a study published in the November 13, 2007, issue of the journal Chest. This study was funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), along with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Lung Association.By National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases Continue Reading Family Members of Patients Who Die in the ICU Report Greater Satisfaction with Communication and Involvement than Family Members of ICU Survivors
November 15th, 2007 at 09:32am Under Heart Attack Symptoms
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that today kicks off the application period for summer research training opportunities at its Intramural Program (IRP) facility in Baltimore, Maryland.By National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases Continue Reading The National Institute on Drug Abuse Offers Summer Internship Opportunities
November 15th, 2007 at 08:22am Under Heart Attack Symptoms
An international scientific team led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has found that the elevated levels of certain proteins typically associated with keeping cancer cells alive may actually correspond with improved patient survival in ovarian cancer.By National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases Continue Reading NCI Researchers Uncover Unusual Association Between Cell Survival Proteins and Ovarian Cancer Aggressiveness