Researchers in the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) network will receive $25 million over the next four years to ...
Month: August 2011
Computational method predicts new uses for existing medicinesComputational method predicts new uses for existing medicines
For the first time ever, scientists are using computers and genomic information to predict new uses for existing medicines. ...
Blueprint empowers drug development for nervous system disordersBlueprint empowers drug development for nervous system disorders
The National Institutes of Health has made awards to investigators across the United States for an ambitious set of projects ...
Blog Post | Striving for DiversityBlog Post | Striving for Diversity
Dr. Insel discusses achieving diversity in the NIMH workforce and grantee population in light of a report in Science today. ...
Commissioned study identifies gaps in funding success rates for black researchersCommissioned study identifies gaps in funding success rates for black researchers
Black applicants from 2000-2006 were 10 percentage points less likely than white applicants to be awarded research project grants from ...
Baby Name Playroom AppBaby Name Playroom App
With the Social Security Administration’s Baby Name Playroom App, you can browse or search over 130 years of baby name ...
Funded study shows reduction in death for men with intermediate-grade prostate cancerFunded study shows reduction in death for men with intermediate-grade prostate cancer
Short-term hormone therapy given in combination with radiation therapy to men with early-stage prostate cancer increased their chances of living ...
Science News NIMH RAISE Project Makes Progress as Teams Refine Research ApproachesScience News NIMH RAISE Project Makes Progress as Teams Refine Research Approaches
Researchers continue to make progress in the NIMH Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) Project, which seeks to intervene ...
Brain electrical activity spurs insulation of brain’s wiringBrain electrical activity spurs insulation of brain’s wiring
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered in mice a molecular trigger that initiates myelination, the process by ...
Led Team Maps Route for Eliciting HIV Neutralizing AntibodiesLed Team Maps Route for Eliciting HIV Neutralizing Antibodies
Researchers have traced in detail how certain powerful HIV neutralizing antibodies evolve, a finding that generates vital clues to guide ...
New model of ALS is based on human cells from autopsied tissueNew model of ALS is based on human cells from autopsied tissue
By isolating cells from patients’ spinal tissue within a few days after death, researchers funded by the National Institutes of ...
Blog Post Mental Illness Defined as Disruption in Neural CircuitsBlog Post Mental Illness Defined as Disruption in Neural Circuits
Research on neural circuits is changing how mental illnesses are understood and may ultimately lead to new ways to treat ...
HIV/AIDS researcher David Ho wins NIDA’s 2011 Avant-Garde AwardHIV/AIDS researcher David Ho wins NIDA’s 2011 Avant-Garde Award
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today that Dr. David Ho ...
National Children’s Study upgrading data gathering, analysisNational Children’s Study upgrading data gathering, analysis
The National Children’s Study is changing its approach to informatics — the science of classifying, cataloging, storing, analyzing, and retrieving ...
Investigators discover new mechanism that may be important for learning and memoryInvestigators discover new mechanism that may be important for learning and memory
New findings in mice suggest that the timing when the neurotransmitter acetylcholine is released in the brain’s hippocampus may play ...
Encourage Kids to ReadEncourage Kids to Read
Through summer reading, kids may discover a favorite author who sparks a lifelong love of reading. Summer reading can also ...
Funded study proposes new method to predict fertility ratesFunded study proposes new method to predict fertility rates
Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new statistical technique to forecast changes in fertility rates. ...