After its first two years of work, the Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) of the National Institutes of Health is citing ...
Month: October 2011
Help Wanted: Making Workplaces Work in Mental Health CareHelp Wanted: Making Workplaces Work in Mental Health Care
Dr. Insel discusses the implications of comorbidity among people with serious mental illness. ...
Genetic mutation linked to inherited forms of ALS, dementiaGenetic mutation linked to inherited forms of ALS, dementia
National Institutes of Health scientists and worldwide teams of researchers have identified the most common genetic cause known to date ...
Prescribed stimulant use for ADHD continues to rise steadilyPrescribed stimulant use for ADHD continues to rise steadily
The prescribed use of stimulant medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rose slowly but steadily from 1996 to ...
Saw palmetto no more effective than placebo for urinary symptomsSaw palmetto no more effective than placebo for urinary symptoms
Saw palmetto, a widely used herbal dietary supplement, does not reduce urinary problems associated with prostate enlargement any better than ...
VOICE HIV prevention study in womenVOICE HIV prevention study in women
A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an oral tablet or vaginal gel containing antiretroviral drugs can prevent ...
Nursing science symposium will conclude NINR’s 25th anniversaryNursing science symposium will conclude NINR’s 25th anniversary
On Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) will conclude its 25th anniversary year commemoration by ...
Director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., recognizes 20 NIH recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)Director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., recognizes 20 NIH recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
PECASE is the nation’s highest honor for scientists at the beginning of their professional careers. Since the program began in ...
New technique identifies first events in tumor developmentNew technique identifies first events in tumor development
A novel technique that enables scientists to measure and document tumor-inducing changes in DNA is providing new insight into the ...
Down syndrome consortium formedDown syndrome consortium formed
National Institutes of Health has joined with organizations interested in Down syndrome to form a consortium that will foster the ...
Make a mightier mouse resource for understanding diseaseMake a mightier mouse resource for understanding disease
Over the next five years, National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded researchers will extensively test and generate data about mice with ...
Darryl C. Zeldin named National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences scientific directorDarryl C. Zeldin named National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences scientific director
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is pleased ...
Program allows junior investigators to bypass traditional post-doc trainingProgram allows junior investigators to bypass traditional post-doc training
A program designed to accelerate the entry of outstanding junior investigators into independent researcher positions immediately following completion of their ...
Scientists find approach to enhance and prolong immune attack against tumor cellsScientists find approach to enhance and prolong immune attack against tumor cells
Investigators have identified a new class of human immune cells that behave like stem cells. These cells, a subtype of ...