Archive for December, 2007

NIEHS Awards Discover Grants

December 27th, 2007 at 08:30am Under Heart Attack Symptoms


The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding a total of $6.8 million for the first year of funding to three new research centers called DISCOVER -- Disease Investigation Through Specialized Clinically-Oriented Ventures in Environmental Research.

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Brief Intervention Helps Emergency Patients Reduce Drinking

December 26th, 2007 at 08:52am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

Asking emergency department patients about their alcohol use and talking with them about how to reduce harmful drinking patterns is an effective way to lower rates of risky drinking in these patients, according to a nationwide collaborative study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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Study Suggests Some Brain Injuries Reduce the Likelihood of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

December 26th, 2007 at 08:37am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

A new study of combat-exposed Vietnam War veterans shows that those with injuries to certain parts of the brain were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The findings, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Naval Medical Center, suggest that drugs or pacemaker-like devices aimed at dampening activity in these brain regions might be effective treatments for PTSD.

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Delayed Adoption of New Treatments in Developing World Costs Lives

December 19th, 2007 at 01:42pm Under Heart Attack Symptoms

Reducing the gap between the development of new drugs and treatments and their implementation in the developing world could save thousands of lives each day and make more effective use of the U.S. investment in global health, according to scientists at the Fogarty International Center, part of the National Institutes of Health.

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NIH Launches Human Microbiome Project

December 19th, 2007 at 10:57am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the official launch of the Human Microbiome Project. The human microbiome is the collective genomes of all microorganisms present in or on the human body.

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NIDDK’s Director Honored by Hematology Society

December 17th, 2007 at 04:02pm Under Heart Attack Symptoms

Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P., director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, received the American Society of Hematology's Outstanding Service Award on Sunday, Dec. 9, at the group's annual meeting in Atlanta.

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Pheromones Trigger Aggression Between Male Mice

December 17th, 2007 at 11:27am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

A family of proteins commonly found in mouse urine can spark a fight between male mice, researchers have found. The finding is a major step in understanding how chemical cues called pheromones communicate messages between mammals.

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Fitness Predicts Longevity in Older Adults

December 17th, 2007 at 11:27am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

Being physically fit after age 60 helps you live longer, regardless of your body’s fat content, according to a new study.

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Heart Attack Symptoms in Women

December 17th, 2007 at 11:27am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

Several recent reports have raised uncertainty about heart attack symptoms in women. A new study looked at the available evidence and concluded that chest pain or discomfort is the most common sign of heart attack for most women.

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Early Fine-Tuning of Neural Connections May Turn Destructive Later in Life

December 14th, 2007 at 11:12am Under Heart Attack Symptoms

The immune system helps to prune excess connections between neurons in the developing brains of young mice, according to scientists funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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