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5-minute screen identifies subtle signs of autism in 1-year olds5-minute screen identifies subtle signs of autism in 1-year olds
A five-minute checklist that parents can fill out in pediatrician waiting rooms may someday help in the early diagnosis of ...
NIGMS issues its first strategic plan for research trainingNIGMS issues its first strategic plan for research training
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, today issued Investing in the ...
Complementary and alternative medicine dialogue lacking between patients, providersComplementary and alternative medicine dialogue lacking between patients, providers
Despite their high use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), Americans over the age of 50 often do not discuss ...
National Cancer Control MonthNational Cancer Control Month
The chances of developing some form of cancer during your lifetime are high, but there are actions you can take ...
Flu App Challenge Offers Cash PrizesFlu App Challenge Offers Cash Prizes
CDC’s Flu App Challenge calls for an innovative mobile or web app, data visualization, system, tool, or game that educates ...
Researchers complete whole-exome sequencing of skin cancerResearchers complete whole-exome sequencing of skin cancer
A team led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health is the first to systematically survey the landscape of ...
Scientists identify gene that could hold the key to muscle repairScientists identify gene that could hold the key to muscle repair
Researchers have long questioned why patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) tend to manage well through childhood and adolescence, yet ...
Long-term care is newest topic Medicare Card siteLong-term care is newest topic Medicare Card site
Older adults and their loved ones can find easy-to-understand answers to these and other questions by visiting “Long-Term Care,” the ...
Progesterone reduces rate of early preterm birth in at risk womenProgesterone reduces rate of early preterm birth in at risk women
A National Institutes of Health study has found that progesterone, a naturally occurring hormone, reduced the rate of preterm birth ...
Analysis of opioid prescription practices finds areas of concernAnalysis of opioid prescription practices finds areas of concern
An analysis of national prescribing patterns shows that more than half of patients who received an opioid prescription in 2009 ...
USU study maps hotspots of genetic rearrangementUSU study maps hotspots of genetic rearrangement
Researchers have zoomed in on mouse chromosomes to map hotspots of genetic recombination — sites where DNA breaks and reforms ...
New warm line helps clinicians tackle patients’ substance abuseNew warm line helps clinicians tackle patients’ substance abuse
A free, nationwide service was launched today to help primary care providers seeking to identify and advise substance-abusing patients. The ...
Bypass surgery, medications both options to be considered for heart failure patients with coronary artery diseaseBypass surgery, medications both options to be considered for heart failure patients with coronary artery disease
A new study found that coronary artery bypass surgery added to medical therapy for selected chronic heart failure patients offered ...
AChemS 2011 — annual meeting of chemosensory researchers offers exciting findingsAChemS 2011 — annual meeting of chemosensory researchers offers exciting findings
Scientists supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health, ...
Distribution of cancers in the HIV/AIDS population is shiftingDistribution of cancers in the HIV/AIDS population is shifting
As treatments for HIV/AIDS improve and patients are living longer, the distribution of cancers in this population has undergone a ...
Researchers identify cause and new treatment for common recurrent fever in childrenResearchers identify cause and new treatment for common recurrent fever in children
A preliminary study conducted by a team at the National Institutes of Health has identified a promising new treatment in ...