Scientists find molecular trigger that helps prevent aging and disease Nov 19, 2009
With a faculty of more than 3,400 in 38 clinical and basic science departments and centers, Mount Sinai ranks among the top 20 medical schools in receipt of National Institute of Health (NIH) grants. For more information, please visit. (EurekAlert!)
Pre-Eclampsia Linked to Thyroid Problems Nov 19, 2009
18, 2009) Women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life, report a team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other institutions ... The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's Medical Research Agency -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Science Daily)
NIH preparing small business GWAC for IT services Nov 19, 2009
The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center posted a on Nov. 16 on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site for a small business set-aside governmentwide acquisition contract ... NIH has several other IT projects in the works. (FCW.com)
Combined Immunodeficiency Associated with DOCK8 Mutations Nov 19, 2009
Volume 361:2046-2055. Qian Zhang, M.D., Jeremiah C. Davis, M.P.H., Ian T. Lamborn, B.S., Alexandra F. Freeman, M.D., Huie Jing, Ph. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Scientists Put Interactive Flu Tracking at Public's Fingertips Nov 18, 2009
International cooperation spearheaded by the NIH, GISAID and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resulted in ready availability of H1N1 sequences for study. "With what we have so far, we can see the spread of H1N1 out of the United States and all over the world. There is a different dynamic, in that this is a virus carried by humans, who are cosmopolitan and moving both ways," Janies said. (Science Daily)
Members of Congress, university leaders, scientists launch ScienceWorksForUS Nov 18, 2009
With the support of stimulus funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), he is building a tool to help brain surgeons locate and get a clear look at cancerous tissue. In some cases, he says, this device could eliminate the need to cut into the brain for a traditional biopsy. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumption Nov 18, 2009
For example, National Institutes of Health statistics show that two-thirds of American adults are overweight, with associated direct economic medical costs of $78. 5 billion each year. (EurekAlert!)
ASU gets $3M in stimulus from National Institutes of Health Nov 18, 2009
has been awarded nearly $3 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health. ASU professors Stuart Lindsay and Paul Westerhoff will lead a pair of two-year projects focusing on rapid DNA sequencing and the potential health risks of nanotechnology. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
People have broader immunity to A/H1N1 flu: study Nov 18, 2009
By using a major flu database funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the researchers analyzed the reaction of immune system cells to the H1N1 virus. They found that 17 percent of the B cells that attack viruses in the bloodstream recognized H1N1 because of exposure to other flu viruses. (Xinhuanet, China)
Biologists rally to sequence 'neglected' microbes Nov 18, 2009
The next phase of the Human Microbiome Project, an initiative run by the US National Institutes of Health to characterize all the microorganisms living in or on our bodies, involves deciphering 900 microbial genomes of species from five body sites skin, mouth, nose, gut and vagina. The Ten Thousand Microbial Genomes Project, launched in August by the Beijing Genomics Institute-Shenzhen, plans to create full genome maps for 10,000 strains but fewer species of bacteria, archaea, fungi,... (Scientific American)
Immune system of healthy adults may be better prepared than expected to fight 2009 H1N1 influenza Nov 17, 2009
NIAID conducts and supports researchat NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwideto study the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these illnesses ... The National Institutes of Health (NIH)The Nation's Medical Research Agencyincludes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services ... For more information about NIH and its programs, visit. (EurekAlert!)
Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought Nov 17, 2009
Peters, Sette and their colleagues used a major flu database funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health to look at the reaction of immune system cells to the H1N1 swine flu virus. They found that 17 percent of the B cells that attack viruses in the bloodstream recognized H1N1 because of exposure to other flu viruses. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Analyzing structural brain changes in Alzheimer's disease Nov 17, 2009
The five-year, $60 million Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a landmark research study to identify brain and other biological changes associated with memory decline, was launched in 2004 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The project was begun by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the NIH and is supported by more than a dozen other federal agencies and private-sector companies and organizations, making it the largest public-private partnership on brain research... (EurekAlert!)
Nanoparticles used in common household items caused genetic damage in mice Nov 17, 2009
" the study states. Next, Schiestl and his team will study exposure to the nanoparticles in mice that are deficient in DNA repair, to perhaps help find a way to predict which people might be particularly sensitive to them. ### The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health. UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has more than 240 researchers and clinicians engaged in disease research, prevention, detection, control, treatment and education. One of the nation's largest... (EurekAlert!)
Powerful new world alliance of global health researchers announce landmark pact on priorities Nov 17, 2009
U.S. National Institutes of Health, specifically its National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the Fogarty International Center , now joined by NIMH (the three NIH members sharing one vote on the Alliance board). Welcomed also were three new partner organizations. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Nanoparticles Cause Genetic Damage in Mice Nov 17, 2009
Nanoparticles used in common household items cause genetic damage in mice. Nanoparticles Used in Common Household Items Cause Genetic Damage in Mice. (Science Daily)
Migraine Raises Risk of Most Common Form of Stroke Nov 17, 2009
Funding support for the study, performed entirely at Hopkins, was provided by the National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Scholars Program. Other researchers involved in this study were Susan Kahn, M.D.,M. Sc. (Science Daily)
Thoughtful Words Help Ease Impact of Marital Strife on Immune System Nov 17, 2009
The National Institutes of Health funded this work. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Scientists Guide Immune Cells With Light and Microparticles Nov 17, 2009
The research was funded by the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Smart Solution: Researchers Use Smartphones to Improve Health of Elderly Diabetics in China Nov 16, 2009
They will present their research on Oct. 29 in Washington, D.C. at the mHealth Summit, a public-private partnership of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. Initial studies of the interactive diabetes self-management system, called the Chinese Aged Diabetic Assistant (CADA), are promising, researchers found. (Science Daily)
5 mutant genes linked to Parkinsons Nov 16, 2009
In the second study, researchers led by Andrew Singleton at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) laboratory of neurogenetics in the United States analyzed the genes of more than 5,000 patients of European ancestry who suffer from the disease and detected strong links between Parkinson's and variants of the genes SNCA and MAPT.. The two teams later compared their data and found that variants of PARK16, SNCA and LRRK2 carry risk of Parkinson's in both Japanese and European populations, while... (MSNBC -- Health)
Pilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys Nov 16, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institutes of Health and the state of Iowa provided funding for the study. Co-authors from URMC include Bernard Weiss, Ph. (EurekAlert!)
Keck School Records Jump in Research Grant Funding Nov 15, 2009
In response, Keck School faculty scrambled to submit grant requests to the NIH that eventually totaled $285 million ... The 9% increase comes as competition for research grants has skyrocketed in recent years, partly due to a massive five-year burst of NIH funding ending in 2003 ... But after NIH research funding peaked at about $23 billion in 2003, it shrank in each year thereafter, even as the number of applications climbed. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Thoughtful words help couples stay fighting fit Nov 14, 2009
The National Institutes of Health funded this work. . (EurekAlert!)
'Her Work Is Changing the Future of Women's Health' Nov 14, 2009
In Chicago, Gehlert also served as associate director of the NIH-funded Institute for Translational Medicine and co-chaired its Community Translation Science Cluster. Although she has moved to St. Louis, Gehlert remains the principal investigator and director of the University's NIH-funded Center for Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research, which is planned to be a joint center with Wash ... "NIH only funded eight of these centers in the United States, so I was really lucky to get one,"... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
SURVEY: Half of doctors prescribe placebos Nov 14, 2009
In a National Institutes of Health survey, 62% of doctors said they believe using a placebo treatment is ethically acceptable. YOU CLICKED: WEEK'S MOST POPULAR HEALTH STORIES. (USA Today -- News)
Fat Collections Linked To Decreased Heart Function Nov 14, 2009
5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are exploring whether fat stored around the heart accelerates the. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Shape Of Things To Come: Structure Of HIV Coat Could Lead To New Drugs Nov 14, 2009
The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Pneumonia Drug Promising Against Form of Muscular Dystrophy Nov 14, 2009
The study, funded in part by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Muscular Dystrophy Association, was published in the Nov. 3 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. SOURCE: University of Oregon, press release, Nov. 6, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Study reveals why certain drug combinations backfire Nov 14, 2009
This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Bollenbach received support from an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship. (EurekAlert!)
MCG dean foresees consensus on goals Nov 14, 2009
Though NIH no longer ranks institutions by funding, "that is probably the biggest yearly increase in NIH funding in the country for any institution," Dr. Miller said ... And those figures do not include $8 million in NIH funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Research reveals lipids' unexpected role in triggering death of brain cells Nov 13, 2009
This work is supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, the Lysosomal Storage Disease Consortium, the Assisi Foundation of Memphis and ALSAC.. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. (EurekAlert!)
Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries Nov 13, 2009
"While we are awaiting a bigger study from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, called CORAL, all the evidence so far points to treating patients with blood pressure medications rather than balloon angioplasty.". However, Dr. Arif Asif, director of interventional nephrology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said that the study had a limitation that makes it difficult to really decide which treatment is best. (MEDLINEplus)
Cellular Source Of Most Common Type Of Abnormal Heart Beat Described Nov 13, 2009
13, 2009) While studying how the heart is formed, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine serendipitously found a novel cellular source of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of abnormal heart beat. Jonathan Epstein, MD, William Wikoff Smith Professor, and Chair, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, and Vickas Patel, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, have identified a population of cells in the atria of the heart and pulmonary veins of humans... (Science Daily)
Laser Surgery Does Not Appear To Have Long-term Effects On Corneal Cells Nov 13, 2009
This study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, by Research to Prevent Blindness Inc., and by the Mayo Foundation. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Possible Help In Fight Against Muscle-wasting Disease Nov 13, 2009
The research -- supported primarily by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Muscular Dystrophy Association -- was published in the Nov. 3 issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In a separate commentary in PNAS, Thomas A. Cooper of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston hailed the findings, noting that the compound is the first to show such promise of reversing splicing defects. (Science Daily)
Researchers 'Notch' A Victory Toward New Kind Of Cancer Drug Nov 13, 2009
This work was supported by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Hematology, the Harvard & Dana-Farber Program in Cancer Chemical Biology, the NIH and other funding organizations. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Emory, Georgia Tech, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta team up on kidney replacement devices for kids Nov 12, 2009
The team has been awarded a Challenge grant of $1 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to refine a prototype device. The grant is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Why Nice Guys Usually Get The Girls Nov 12, 2009
The Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve in Rensselaerville, N.Y., the National institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation funded the study. Eldakar and his colleagues studied Aquarius remigis, a species of stream-dwelling water striders common throughout North America. (Science Daily)
The ABCs on Caesarean sections Nov 12, 2009
"--Catherine Spong, M.D. RELATED TOPICS Once you have a C-section, doctors generally advise that you have one with subsequent deliveries. Vaginal birth after a Caesarean (VBAC), which used to be widely available, is rarely performed these days, after a 1999 study showed a slight chance that the scar could give way, posing "a catastrophic risk to the mother and baby," Ricciotti says. Around that time, ACOG recommended that doctors perform VBACs only in centers that can provide emergency... (CNN)
Scientists Decipher The Formation Of Lasting Memories Nov 12, 2009
The studies were conducted in collaboration with American researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH.. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Mouse gene suppresses Alzheimer's plaques and tangles Nov 12, 2009
The institute ranks among the top four institutions nationally for NIH grant funding and among the top organizations worldwide for its research impact. For the past decade (1999-2009), Burnham ranked first worldwide in the fields of biology and biochemistry for the impact of its research publications (defined by citations per publication), according to the Institute for Scientific Information. (EurekAlert!)
IACC includes vaccine research objective in strategic plan for autism research Nov 12, 2009
It is also essential that all scientific research recommended by IACC and funded by the NIH be rigorous and evidence-based to engender the trust of the scientific, medical and entire autism community. Without a solid foundation that supports confidence in scientific conclusion, the entire portfolio of scientific research is at risk of losing community trust. (EurekAlert!)
Menopause Through the Ages Nov 12, 2009
Not until March of 2005 did the National Institutes of Health issue a statement concluding that menopause was not a disease to be treated or eliminated, but a natural phase in the life of women. While some women choose to continue hormone replacement therapy, others look to herbs, dietary changes and alternative medicine such as acupuncture. (Suite101.com)
U health-research stimulus tally: $35M Nov 11, 2009
The National Institutes of Health, which awarded the money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, estimates the cash will result in a $105 million economic impact. That s based on a formula that $1 in research funding produces $2 of goods and services. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Handwriting Is Real Problem For Children With Autism Nov 11, 2009
This study was sponsored by Autism Speaks and the National Institutes of Health. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
H1N1 Flu Causes Unusual Damage to Lungs Nov 11, 2009
"It is therefore essential that clinicians be able to recognize possible cases of pandemic H1N1 influenza in high-risk groups so that they order the appropriate diagnostic tests, begin specific antiviral therapy, and prepare to provide intensive supportive measures as needed," Dr. Daniel Mollura of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Maryland and colleagues wrote. One middle-aged man who died was not diagnosed until after death, but unusual findings on his X-rays may be able to... (MEDLINEplus)
Researchers Reconstitute Enzyme That Synthesizes Cholesterol Drug Lovastatin Nov 10, 2009
The research was supported in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health and a fellowship from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Teenagers Affected by School Start ... Nov 10, 2009
National Institutes of Health. The copyright of the article Teenagers Affected by School Start Times in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Stimulus funds aid MCG research Nov 10, 2009
Researchers are getting about $8 million from funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, part of $5 billion that went to the National Institutes of Health as part of that package. The money is providing everything from new computer servers to research into how the immune system works. (The Augusta Chronicle)
New study reveals handwriting is real problem for children with autism Nov 10, 2009
This study was sponsored by Autism Speaks and the National Institutes of Health. About Autism. (EurekAlert!)
Widely Used Cholesterol-lowering Drug May Prevent Progression Of Parkinson's Disease Nov 10, 2009
The study was supported by grants from National Institutes of Health and Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Parkinson's is a slowly progressive disease that affects a small area of cells within the mid-brain known as the substantia nigra. (Science Daily)
Scripps team shows diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms Nov 10, 2009
In addition to Zorrilla, Cottone, and Sabino, the paper, "CRF system recruitment mediates dark side of compulsive eating," was authored by Marisa Roberto, Michal Bajo, Lara Pockros, Jennifer B. Frihauf, Eva M. Fekete, Bruno Conti, and George Koob of Scripps Research; Luca Steardo of the University of Roma La Sapienza (Rome, Italy); Kenner C. Rice of the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and Dimitri E. Grigoriadis of Neurocrine Biosciences. This research... (EurekAlert!)
Better Antibiotics And Cancer Drugs Coming Soon? Nov 10, 2009
The National Institutes of Health recognizes the need to boost development of new drug compounds, he said. "Globally, there is a shortage of new antibiotics that are being discovered by pharmaceutical companies in the traditional way and an ever-increasing number of multiple drug-resistant pathogens and newly emerging pathogens," Straight said. (Science Daily)
Scientists Reveal How Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Differ From Embryonic Stem Cells Nov 10, 2009
9, 2009) The same genes that are chemically altered during normal cell differentiation, as well as when normal cells become cancer cells, are also changed in stem cells that scientists derive from adult cells, according to new research from Johns Hopkins and Harvard. Although genetically identical to the mature body cells from which they are derived, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are notably special in their ability to self-renew and differentiate into all kinds of cells. (Science Daily)
Mount Sinai finds those with more difficult to treat forms of HCV are half as likely to get treated Nov 10, 2009
With a faculty of more than 3,400 in 38 clinical and basic science departments and centers, Mount Sinai ranks among the top 20 medical schools in receipt of National Institute of Health (NIH) grants. For more information, please visit. (EurekAlert!)
Drug may help smokers kick butts Nov 10, 2009
According to the National Institutes of Health, in Phase III trials, the treatment is "given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely." It's also the last step before the drug can go before the FDA for approval. Video: Vaccine trial underway. (CNN)
Follow the dollar Nov 9, 2009
And more grants might be on their way from the NIH the Institute isn t finished allocating all the money yet. Almost all of the [$52 million] has been awarded to the Anschutz campus, said Traystman. (UCD Advocate, CO)
Kidney Stones and Diet Nov 9, 2009
No-one knows quite why, but the number of Americans diagnosed with kidney stones has been increasing over the past twenty years, according to the National Institutes of Health. Like the tree that falls in the woods when nobody's around, often a kidney stone will form but then just pass out of one's body (and one's brain is never the wiser). (Suite101.com)
Letters to the editor (11/9/09) Nov 9, 2009
According to the National Institutes of Health, there are 23. 6 million people in the United States. (Anchorage Daily News)
Scientists visualize how bacteria talk to one another Nov 9, 2009
Support was provided by the National Institutes of Health and the Beckman Foundation. . (EurekAlert!)
Developmental delay could stem from nicotinic receptor deletion Nov 9, 2009
Funding for this work came from the National Institutes of Health; the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Center; the Rare Disease Clinical Research Consortia; and the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. When the embargo lifts, the report will be available at. (EurekAlert!)
Dr. Mary Ellen Wohl, pioneer in treating children’s lung disease Nov 9, 2009
Dr. Wohl s research contributions earned her a number of citations, among them from the National Institutes of Health and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Mary Ellen Beck was born into a medical family in Cleveland. (Boston Globe)
Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise In Early Tests Against Bone Cancer Nov 9, 2009
The study was funded in part by the Karen D'Amico Foundation, the James P. Wilmot Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. "These data argue that bortezomib treatment not only caused bone cancer cells to signal for their own self-destruction, but also suppressed the ability of osteosarcoma cells to grow, in a two-fold effect," Eliseev said. (Science Daily)
Novel Cancer Detection Method Uses Tiny Silica Beads To Adhere To Cells Nov 9, 2009
While this finding might advance to novel methods in diagnosis and treatment, including improved speed, convenience and accuracy, Sokolov says "The problem is in the variability of human subjects. The difference was found for six human subjects. This might be enough for a demonstration, but it is not sufficient to speak about a new clinical method. More statistics must be collected before we can speak about clinical applications." As the team prepares a more detailed summary of results, he and... (Science Daily)
