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1. Be a Summer Reading Volunteer! My fiance is an elementary school teacher and sometimes I think she gets more excited about summer vacation than her students. This doesn’t mean she doesn’t do anything school-wise during her break; summer reading is a big part of her R&R. In fact, last week she went to the local library, checked out a couple […]...
2. Visit Your Local Library This Summer You don’t have to be outdoors to have a fun summer. In fact, some of the most gratifying and enriching activities might happen within the four walls of one of our country’s 123,000 public libraries. If you haven’t been to the library lately, you should check it out....
3. MedicareCard.com Finds Summer Vacations on a Medicare Budget As we inch closer to summer, all I can think about is the awesome vacations I want to take. I picture myself spending weeks at the beach, lounging in the sun, listening to the waves roll in. ...
4. Science News » Brain Wiring a No-Brainer? Researcher Van Wedeen MD and colleagues report new evidence of the brain’s elegant simplicity March 30, 2012 in the journal Science. New high resolution scans reveal an astonishingly simple 3D grid structure....
5. Surviving the Dog Days of Summer It’s right about this time each summer that I start looking forward to the fall. To cooler weather, leaves falling off the trees and apple cider. The dog days of summer really start to get to me. Granted I love the warm weather, pools and the beach. There’s nothing I wish for more all winter […]...
6. Grill Safely This Summer Grill Safely This Summer: Learn how to grill safely with these tips from the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
7. Medicare Card, National Institutes of Health launches summer institute on mHealth The National Institutes of Health today announced the creation of the first NIH Health, or mobile health, Summer Institute. Scheduled for the summer of 2011, this week-long workshop will bring together leaders in mobile health technologies, behavioral science researchers, federal health officials and members of the medical community to provide early career investigators with an […]...
8. Olympic Fun Day Meetup Olympic Fun Day Meetup: While thousands of Olympic athletes are representing America in the 2012 Olympics in London this summer, the White House is sponsoring a “Let’s Move! Olympic Fun Day Meetup” all across America. On Saturday, July 28th, the first day of the summer Olympics, communities across the country will participate in Olympic-inspired games […]...
9. Don’t be Caught by Summer Storms I love watching summer thunderstorms — the wind and the rain and the lightening streaking across the sky. It’s fun to watch them when I’m inside feeling safe, it’s not so fun watching summer storms when I’m caught off guard and out in my car trying to drive through the storms. The United States experiences […]...
10. Dr. Gary H. Gibbons director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins M.D., Ph.D., announced today the selection of Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., as the new director of the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Dr. Gibbons is the founder and current director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute, chairperson of the Department of Physiology, and professor of […]...
11. Encourage Kids to Read Through summer reading, kids may discover a favorite author who sparks a lifelong love of reading. Summer reading can also prevent learning loss and help prepare a child for the next academic year. Find a variety of reading resources on Kids.gov....
12. Optogenetics project takes top NIDA Addiction Science Award A project that maps dopamine circuits in the prefrontal cortex through optogenetic manipulation was given top honors in this year’s annual Addiction Science Awards at the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) — the world’s largest science competition for high school students. The awards were presented by the National Institute on Drug Abuse […]...
13. Medicare, NIMH’s Dr. Mortimer Mishkin to be awarded National Medal of Science National Institutes of Health intramural researcher Mortimer Mishkin, Ph.D., will be awarded the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony later this month. Mishkin is chief of the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) Section on Cognitive Neuroscience, and acting chief of its Laboratory of Neuropsychology. He is the first NIMH intramural scientist […]...
14. Meeting Announcement » Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Join NIMH at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. The Society for Neuroscience annual meeting is a leading venue for neuroscientists from around the world to present and discuss cutting-edge research....
15. MedicareCard urges women to protect their heart health As part of American Heart Month, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI’s) The Heart Truth campaign, with the support of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), will showcase its signature event, the Red Dress Collection 2012 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City....