A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an oral tablet or vaginal gel containing antiretroviral drugs can prevent ...
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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 ...
Study finds hospitalizations increase for alcohol and drug overdosesStudy finds hospitalizations increase for alcohol and drug overdoses
Hospitalizations for alcohol and drug overdoses — alone or in combination — increased dramatically among 18- to 24-year-olds between 1999 ...
79 awards to encourage creative ideas in science79 awards to encourage creative ideas in science
The National Institutes of Health announced that it is awarding $143.8 million to challenge the status quo with innovative ideas ...
NIDA Avant-Garde-Medications Development Award winners announcedNIDA Avant-Garde-Medications Development Award winners announced
Scientists proposing to develop vaccines against methamphetamine and nicotine have been selected to receive NIDA’s second Avant-Garde Awards for Innovative ...
Adding Psychotherapy to Medication Treatment Improves Outcomes in Pediatric OCDAdding Psychotherapy to Medication Treatment Improves Outcomes in Pediatric OCD
Youth with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) who are already taking antidepressant medication benefit by adding a type of psychotherapy called ...
XMRV and related viruses not confirmed in blood of healthy donors or chronic fatigue syndrome patientsXMRV and related viruses not confirmed in blood of healthy donors or chronic fatigue syndrome patients
A study supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could not validate or confirm previous research findings ...
Director of Intramural Center for Regenerative MedicineDirector of Intramural Center for Regenerative Medicine
National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., has announced the appointment of Mahendra S. Rao, M.D., Ph.D. ...
Medicare Card, Non-profits sign research and development agreementMedicare Card, Non-profits sign research and development agreement
The National Institutes of Health today announced an agreement with two non-profit organizations to accelerate the development of potential clinical ...
Medicare Card, Dual parasitic infections deadly to marine mammalsMedicare Card, Dual parasitic infections deadly to marine mammals
A study of tissue samples from 161 marine mammals that died between 2004 and 2009 in the Pacific Northwest reveals ...