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News Releases from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
New Publication Offers Relief to Those Suffering from Pain and Other Distressing Symptoms of IllnessDealing with the symptoms of a serious illness is difficult. But help is available -- a new brochure describes a comprehensive treatment that helps reduce or eliminate the pain and other distressing symptoms of illness and medical treatments. "Palliative Care: The Relief You Need When You're Experiencing the Symptoms of Serious Illness," produced by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health, explains in easy-to-understand language what palliative care is, who it benefits, and how it works. |
NIDA Stimulus Grant to Assess the Benefits of Counseling with HIV ScreeningPublic health experts encourage everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 to be HIV tested. Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the San Francisco Department of Public Health will determine whether receiving a rapid HIV test and counseling offers healthier outcomes than rapid testing alone, with a $12.3 million grant awarded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The grant is being funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. |
NIGMS 'Challenge' Areas Get Millions in Recovery Act FundsThe National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has invested $16.4 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funds to jump-start a range of research projects that address critical gaps in the basic biomedical and behavioral sciences. |
Highlights of NHLBI-Supported Research Presented at American Heart Association's Scientific SessionsNew education strategies for better controlling hypertension and research suggesting a possible link between short-term and long-term exposure to air pollution and increased risk of constricted blood vessels are among the research highlights from studies supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the American Heart Association's 2009 Scientific Sessions in Orlando held Nov. 14–18. Other NHLBI-supported studies to be presented focus on the detection of fat in the tissue layer surrounding the heart, and a comparison of surgical strategies to treat a heart defect in newborns. The NHLBI is part of the National Institutes of Health. |
Research Symposium Will Explore the Science of Complementary and Alternative MedicineThe National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) will celebrate a decade of rigorous research with NCCAM's 10th Anniversary Research Symposium: Exploring the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Speakers will discuss topics including natural products, mind-body medicine, and the intersection of behavioral science and integrative medicine. |
Study Finds Link Between Preeclampsia and Reduced Thyroid FunctionWomen 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 analysis combined two separate studies which each suggested a link between preeclampsia and reduced thyroid function. In the first study, women who developed preeclampsia were more likely to have slightly reduced thyroid functioning during the last weeks of their pregnancies. |
NIH Appoints Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D. to be Director of the National Human Genome Research InstituteBETHESDA, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 -- After an extensive national search, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the appointment of Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., to be director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the 27 institutes and centers that comprise NIH. It is the first time an institute director has risen to lead the entire NIH and subsequently picked his own successor. |
NIH Awards $8.5 Million for Research on Pharmaceuticals for ChildrenStudying drugs in pediatric populations is challenging because drugs often affect children differently than they do adults. The scarcity of pediatric studies limits the ability of doctors and scientists to predict drug dosing, safety and efficacy in children. To address this gap, the National Institutes of Health announced today 18 grants to help determine outcome measures and increase the likelihood of success of future trials of treatments for children. |
Researchers Identify Gene Mutations Underlying Risk for Most Common Form of Parkinson's DiseaseTwo genes containing mutations known to cause rare familial forms of parkinsonism are also associated with the more common, sporadic form of the disease where there is no family history, researchers have found. The findings presented in the Nov. 15, 2009, online issue of Nature Genetics were supported in part by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, all components of the National Institutes of Health. |
NIAID Announces New Award to Study the Effects of Radiation and Aging on the Human Immune System"The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded nearly $9.7 million over five years to the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), Japan, to study the effects of atomic bomb radiation and aging on the human immune system. For the first time, experts in both the United States and Japan will systematically analyze biological samples from the unique population of elderly Japanese atomic bomb survivors to better understand the health consequences of exposure to ionizing radiation on the natural aging process. |
New Publication Features Women in Science Careers at the National Institutes of Health"Women in Science at the National Institutes of Health 2007-2008" is a new publication showcasing the achievements of some of the accomplished women at the NIH and is intended to inspire a diversity of girls and boys, women and men to enter or continue in science careers. Sponsored and prepared by the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) with assistance from the members of the NIH Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health, the book celebrates the careers and accomplishments of 289 talented female scientists and administrators who are part of the NIH community. Each NIH Institute, Center and Office recommended up to 15 doctoral-level women to be featured in the publication. |
NIMH Seeks More BRAINSThe National Institute of Mental Health is seeking more BRAINS for 2010 by offering a second round of Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS). The program calls for innovative and groundbreaking research projects from early stage investigators to explore the complex mechanisms underlying mental disorders or novel treatments and prevention strategies. Proposed projects should address research priorities and gap areas identified in the NIMH Strategic Plan. Researchers interested in applying for these awards must submit their applications by Dec. 9, 2009. |
NHLBI Publishes New Heart Healthy CookbookThe health of your heart has a lot to do with the foods you eat. To help busy people and families shop for, prepare, and serve healthy meals, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health created and published Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Dinners. The new cookbook features 75 simple and delicious recipes influenced by Asian, Latino, Mediterranean, and American cuisine that are good for your heart and taste great too. |
NIH Announces First National Research Study Recruitment RegistryIndividuals who want to participate in research studies now can connect online with researchers nationwide through the first disease-neutral, volunteer recruitment registry. ResearchMatch.org is a not-for-profit secure Web site, designed to provide people who are interested in participating in research the opportunity to be matched with studies that may be the right fit for them. |
NHLBI Stops Enrollment in Study on Resuscitation Methods for Cardiac ArrestEnrollment has ended early in a large, multicenter clinical trial
comparing two distinct resuscitation strategies delivered by emergency
medical service (EMS) providers to increase blood flow during cardiac
arrest. The study's independent monitoring board and the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the lead sponsor of the
study, stopped enrollment based on preliminary data suggesting
that neither strategy significantly improved survival. One strategy
compared different durations of manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) by EMS providers before they assessed whether defibrillation
was needed, and the other strategy tested the potential benefits
and risks of an investigational device to maintain pressure in
the chest during CPR. |
NIDA Launches New Substance Abuse Resources to Help Fill Gaps in Medical EducationThe rigors of medical training sharpen a doctor's ability to diagnose and
treat a wide variety of human afflictions. However, drug abuse and addiction
are often insufficiently covered in medical school curricula, despite the fact
that drug use affects a wide range of health conditions and drug abuse and
addiction are themselves major public health issues. |
What Can Prevent Walking Disability in Older People?
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced the award of $29.5 million in grant support over the next two years to determine whether a specific physical activity program can stave off disability in older people. The funding will begin the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders — LIFE — trial, the largest ever undertaken to prevent mobility disability among older people who are at risk of losing their ability to walk and to live independently in the community. The grant is being awarded to the University of Florida’s Institute on Aging in Gainesville.
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NIAID Awards Five-Year, $56 Million Contract to Continue Study of Asthma in Inner City Children The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has renewed the contract to continue studying asthma in children living in lower-income, inner city environments. This five-year, $56 million award will support the Inner-City Asthma Consortium (ICAC), a nationwide clinical trials network to evaluate promising new therapies to reduce asthma severity and prevent disease, and to perform basic research to understand how these therapies work. |
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