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Researchers Levitate Object at a Microscopic Scale
01/07/09
Magicians have long created the illusion of levitating objects in the air. Now researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University have actually levitated an object, suspending it without the need for external support.
NIDA Releases a New Research Report on Comorbidity of Addiction and other Mental Illnesses
01/06/09
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National
Institutes of Health, today released a research report, Comorbidity:
Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses, summarizing the state of the science
regarding the...
Addressing Substance Abuse and Comorbidities among Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families: A Research Agenda
01/02/09
There is growing concern that military personnel returning
from Iraq and Afghanistan are experiencing a range of difficulties, including
traumatic brain injury (TBI), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
depression,...
Inherited Factors Play an Important Role in Breast Cancer Progression According to New Study in Mice
01/02/09
New research in mice and five independent collections of human
breast tumors has enabled National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientists
to confirm that genes for factors contributing to susceptibility for
breast cancer metastasis...
Scientists Identify New Congenital Neutropenia Syndrome and Causative Gene Mutation
01/02/09
A team of scientists has discovered a new syndrome associated
with severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), a rare disorder in which children
lack sufficient infection-fighting white cells, and identified the genetic
cause of the...
New Tool Developed to Predict Colorectal Cancer Risk
12/30/08
A new online tool for calculating colorectal cancer risk in
men and women age 50 or older was launched today, based on a new risk-assessment
model developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI),
part of the...
Twelve Early-Career NIH Researchers Receive Prestigious Award
12/19/08
Twelve NIH-supported researchers have been awarded the nation"s
highest honor for scientists at the outset of their professional careers.
Ten NIH grantees and two intramural NIH scientists were selected by the
White House...
Common Treatment for Chronic Prostatitis Fails to Reduce Symptoms
12/18/08
Alfuzosin, a drug commonly prescribed for men with chronic
prostatitis, a painful disorder of the prostate and surrounding pelvic
area, failed to significantly reduce symptoms in recently diagnosed men
who had not been...
Mouse Studies Show Gene Therapy Method Holds Promise in Targeting Tumor Blood Vessels for Destruction
12/17/08
Cancer researchers have reported the development of a novel
method for delivering a therapeutic gene specifically to the blood vessels
of tumors in mice. Once delivered, the gene produces a protein that damages
the blood...
NIDA Announces Call for Submissions for 2009 Avant-Garde Award for Innovative Research in the Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Drug Abusers
12/15/08
As many as three scientists will receive up to $500,000 each
year for five years for potentially groundbreaking approaches to the
prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in drug abusers. The National Institute
on Drug Abuse...
National Eye Health Education Program Names New Planning Committee Chair
12/15/08
Anne L. Coleman, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed chair of
the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) Planning Committee.
Dr. Coleman, who is professor of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology/Public
Health at the University...
Reporters and Editors are Invited to Apply for 2009 "Medicine in the Media" Course
12/15/08
The National Institutes of Health is pleased to present this
eighth annual free training opportunity to help develop journalists'
ability to critically evaluate and report on medical research.
NIH Expands Open-Access Dataset of Genetic and Clinical Data to Include Asthma
12/15/08
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the
National Institutes of Health has expanded its collection of genetic
and clinical data first made freely available to researchers worldwide
last year, to include...
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