An experimental compound appears to improve metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity, according to a preliminary study led by researchers at ...
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Gene Associated with Rare Adrenal Disorder Appears To Trigger Cell Death, According to NIH StudyGene Associated with Rare Adrenal Disorder Appears To Trigger Cell Death, According to NIH Study
A gene implicated in Carney complex, a rare disorder of the adrenal glands, appears to function as a molecular switch ...
Medicare, NIH Expands National Network for Transforming Clinical and Translational ResearchMedicare, NIH Expands National Network for Transforming Clinical and Translational Research
Nine health research centers have received funds to develop ways to reduce the time it takes for clinical research to ...
Medicare, After 40 Years, NIH-Supported Researchers Identify Possible New Treatment for Severe VasculitisMedicare, After 40 Years, NIH-Supported Researchers Identify Possible New Treatment for Severe Vasculitis
Investigators have made a major advance in treating people with a severe form of vasculitis, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, ...
Medicare, Gene Variant that may Prevent African Sleeping Sickness also Leads to Increased Chance of Kidney DiseaseMedicare, Gene Variant that may Prevent African Sleeping Sickness also Leads to Increased Chance of Kidney Disease
National Institutes of Health researchers and grantees have found that gene variants in APOL1, more common in African Americans, come ...
Medicare Card, NIH Funds 10 International Centers of Excellence for Malaria ResearchMedicare Card, NIH Funds 10 International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research
In an effort to accelerate the control of malaria and help eliminate it worldwide, the National Institute of Allergy and ...
Medicare Card, Annual Federal Statistics Compilation Reports Second Straight Decline In Preterm BirthsMedicare Card, Annual Federal Statistics Compilation Reports Second Straight Decline In Preterm Births
Preterm births and adolescent births declined, eighth graders’ math and reading scores increased, and more children had health insurance, according ...
NIH Scientists Advance Universal Flu VaccineNIH Scientists Advance Universal Flu Vaccine
A universal influenza vaccine — so-called because it could potentially provide protection from all flu strains for decades — may ...
Medicare Card: NIH-Supported Experimental Marburg Vaccine Prevents Disease Two Days after InfectionMedicare Card: NIH-Supported Experimental Marburg Vaccine Prevents Disease Two Days after Infection
An experimental vaccine developed to prevent outbreaks of Marburg hemorrhagic fever continues to show promise in monkeys as an emergency ...
Program to Enhance Communication of Life-sustaining Treatment Preferences Associated with Closer Adherence to a Person’s Wishes when Compared with Traditional Practices, Finds NIH-Supported StudyProgram to Enhance Communication of Life-sustaining Treatment Preferences Associated with Closer Adherence to a Person’s Wishes when Compared with Traditional Practices, Finds NIH-Supported Study
A program in which individuals used a standardized form signed by a physician to communicate their end-of-life care preferences on ...
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NIH Expands Food Allergy Research ProgramNIH Expands Food Allergy Research Program
Today, the National Institutes of Health announce that the Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR), established in 2005, will be ...
Medicare, Medicare Card, NIH and Wellcome Trust Announce Partnership To Support Population-based Genome Studies in AfricaMedicare, Medicare Card, NIH and Wellcome Trust Announce Partnership To Support Population-based Genome Studies in Africa
The National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Wellcome Trust, ...
Medicare, Aiming for Near-Normal, Blood Sugar Did Not Delay Combined Risk of Diabetic Damage for People With Long-standing Diabetes, NIH-Sponsored Trial FindsMedicare, Aiming for Near-Normal, Blood Sugar Did Not Delay Combined Risk of Diabetic Damage for People With Long-standing Diabetes, NIH-Sponsored Trial Finds
In people with longstanding type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for heart attack and stroke, lowering blood sugar ...
Adverse Cardiovascular Events Reported in Testosterone Trial in Older MenAdverse Cardiovascular Events Reported in Testosterone Trial in Older Men
A clinical trial of testosterone treatment in older men, reported June 30 online in the New England Journal of Medicine, ...
NIH-Supported ACCORD Eye Study Finds Two Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease ProgressionNIH-Supported ACCORD Eye Study Finds Two Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression
In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, ...
Medicare Researchers Discover How Folate Promotes Healing In Spinal Cord InjuriesMedicare Researchers Discover How Folate Promotes Healing In Spinal Cord Injuries
The vitamin folate appears to promote healing in damaged rat spinal cord tissue by triggering a change in DNA, according ...