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    Depression and Physical Manifestati...  Nov 22, 2009
    In September 2006, the American Psychiatric Association (APA), World Health Organization (WHO) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) collaborated on an intensive study to determine the affects of. Dr. Ricardo Araya, MD a keynote speaker from the UK said. (Suite101.com)

    Barn Personnel Experience Higher-Than-Average Rates of Respiratory Symptoms  Nov 22, 2009
    The study was published in the journal Occupational Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health. "It has long been known that lower respiratory illness is common in horses, and this is typically attributed to the amount of dust in barns," said Melissa R. Mazan, DVM, associate professor of clinical sciences at the Cummings School and the study's lead author. (Science Daily)

    How Fish Is Cooked Affects Heart-Health Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids  Nov 21, 2009
    The data for this research is based on Multiethnic Cohort Study of Diet and Cancer under the NIH grant R37 CA054281. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)

    Causes for Obesity in Childhood  Nov 21, 2009
    According to the scientific study accessed from the U.S. Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health web site, a scientific study titled, "Do obese children become obese adults? A review of literature," researchers found that, "About a third (26 to 41%) of obese preschool children were obese as adults, and about half (42 to 63%) of obese school-age children were obese as adults. For all studies and across all ages, the risk of adult obesity was at least twice as high for obese children as... (Suite101.com)

    GBS a Side Effect of H1N1 Vaccine?  Nov 21, 2009
    Dr. Anthony Fauci, of the National Institutes of Health, told CBS News, "If you really look at the scientific data, it is unclear why that happened.". Now, 30 years later, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) monitors the current H1N1 vaccine for GBS and other side effects. (CBS News)

    Doc Faces Ax for Calling Patient Fat  Nov 21, 2009
    RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 20, 2009. N.C. Physician Could Lose License for Chiding Woman'sThick Thighs and Scolding Her for Being a Tax Burden. (CBS News)

    On Your Last Nerve: Researchers Advance Understanding of Stem Cells  Nov 21, 2009
    Ghashghaei's laboratory is a recent recipient of funding from the National Institutes of Health to support this line of research. The research was co-authored by members of the Ghashghaei laboratory at NC State including graduate students Benoit Jacquet and Huixuan Liang, research associates Raul Salinas-Mondragon, Blair Therit and Michael Dykstra, as well as a biochemistry undergraduate student Justin Buie. (Science Daily)

    Augusta, MCG lobby with biotech industry  Nov 20, 2009
    With recent surges in funding from the National Institutes of Health, MCG is probably first among its 13 peer institutes in research funding, said D. Douglas Miller, dean of MCG School of Medicine. Of the $75 million, about a quarter of it is from nonfederal sources, something the school would like to increase, Dr. Miller said. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Experimental Drug May Restore Nerve Function  Nov 20, 2009
    The research has been funded by the Purdue Research Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The Journal of Neurophysiology paper was written by Sun, doctoral student Yan Fu in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Smith, Cheng, Byrn, Borgens and Shi. (Science Daily)

    An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice  Nov 20, 2009
    This research was supported by funds from the National Institutes of Health. For more information: Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy. (EurekAlert!)

    Scripps research scientists find new link between insulin and core body temperature  Nov 20, 2009
    This study was supported by the Harold Dorris Neurological Research Institute, The Skaggs Institute of Chemical Biology, the Ellison Medical Foundation, Pfizer, the National Institutes of Health, and by the Health Research Formula Fund (HRFF) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. About The Scripps Research Institute. (EurekAlert!)

    New research into the mechanisms of gene regulation  Nov 20, 2009
    " ### Other collaborators in the research are graduate students and research associates at Penn State (Yong Cheng, Weishing Wu, Swathi Ashok Kumar, David C. King, Kuan-Bei Chen, Ying Zhang, Daniela Drautz, Belinda Giardine), faculty at Penn State (Stephan A. Schuster, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology; Webb Miller, professor of biology and computer science and engineering; Francesca Chiaromonte, associate professor of statistics and health evaluation sciences; and Yu Zhang,... (EurekAlert!)

    Feds up RPCI research funds  Nov 20, 2009
    It was the second grant announced this week: Roswell will also receive a two-year, $650,000 grant from NIH to study a novel approach to treating breast cancer with tamoxifen. Most Read Stories. (Buffalo Business First, NY)

    D. Brent Polk leaving Vandy for job at USC  Nov 20, 2009
    "Brent is one of our premier physicians and has served Vanderbilt with distinction for nearly two decades, said Dr. Jeffrey Balser, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at . Under Brent's leadership, his division has experienced significant growth in terms of faculty, programs and grant awards from the (National Institutes of Health). His talents will be missed, but we are proud he will be occupying this important leadership role with USC and Childrens Hospital... (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

    Opinion:Breast advice accurate, but that doesnt make it right  Nov 20, 2009
    Data-driven health careThe mission of this task force is is to evaluate the benefits of preventive services based only on data in the peer-reviewed literature and input from experts at other federal agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, Veterans Affairs and other professional medical groups. They are instructed to make their recommendations about the value of screening tests, such as mammograms, with little attention to the economic cost... (MSNBC -- Health)

    Diabetes on the rise among Hispanics  Nov 20, 2009
    Published: Monday, August 3, 2009 1:00 AM EDT (ARA) - Diabetes is becoming more and more prevalent in Hispanic populations in the United States, according to 2008 statistics from the National Institutes of Health. This trend has serious health implications because of the increased prevalence, the greater number of risk factors and the greater incidence of complications. (Lake City Reporter, FL)

    CEO picked for UCSD Medical Center  Nov 20, 2009
    UCSD ranks 12th in the nation in funding from the National Institutes of Health. While thats a respectable position, Jackiewicz said, we are never satisfied. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Reflux Esophagitis Due to Immune Reaction, Not Acute Acid Burn  Nov 20, 2009
    The study was supported by the Dallas VA Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)

    Cancers' Sweet Tooth May Be Weakness  Nov 19, 2009
    The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)

    Down Syndrome Deficit Reversed in Mice  Nov 19, 2009
    The research was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Larry L. Hillblom Foundation, the Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation, the Thrasher Research Fund, Adler Foundation and the Alzheimer Association. The team has filed a patent application related to the research. (Science Daily)

    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)

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