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December 2007 - Posts
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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),
part of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding a total
of $6.8 million for the first year of funding to three new research
centers called DISCOVER -- Disease Investigation Through Specialized
Clinically-Oriented Ventures in Environmental Research.
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Asking emergency department patients about their alcohol use and talking with them about how to reduce harmful drinking patterns is an effective way to lower rates of risky drinking in these patients, according to a nationwide collaborative study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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A new study of combat-exposed Vietnam War veterans shows that
those with injuries to certain parts of the brain were less likely
to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The findings,
from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Naval
Medical Center, suggest that drugs or pacemaker-like devices aimed
at dampening activity in these brain regions might be effective
treatments for PTSD.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the official
launch of the Human Microbiome Project. The human microbiome is
the collective genomes of all microorganisms present in or on the
human body.
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Reducing the gap between the development of new drugs and treatments
and their implementation in the developing world could save thousands
of lives each day and make more effective use of the U.S. investment
in global health, according to scientists at the Fogarty International
Center, part of the National Institutes of Health.
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Rapid testing of patients for MRSA reduced infection rates by nearly 40%, reported the Times (30 November 2007). The newspaper accurately reported the results of a study comparing infections before and after the introduction of the test. The causal relationship between testing and the reduction in infections is uncertain.
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Rapid testing of patients for MRSA reduced infection rates by nearly 40%, reported the Times (19 December 2007). The newspaper accurately reported the results of a study comparing infections before and after the introduction of the test. The causal relationship between testing and the reduction in infections is uncertain.
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Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P., director of the National Institute
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes
of Health, received the American Society of Hematology's Outstanding
Service Award on Sunday, Dec. 9, at the group's annual meeting
in Atlanta.
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The immune system helps to prune excess connections between neurons
in the developing brains of young mice, according to scientists
funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of
the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Babies born by planned caesarean section are up to four times more likely to suffer from breathing problems in the first days of life reported four newspapers (12th December 2007). These provided generally accurate summaries of a well-conducted cohort study that looked at the relationship between method of delivery and breathing difficulties in newborns.
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Babies born by planned caesarean section are up to four times more likely to suffer from breathing problems in the first days of life reported four newspapers (12th December 2007). These provided generally accurate summaries of a well-conducted cohort study that looked at the relationship between method of delivery and breathing difficulties in newborns.
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An independent panel convened this week by the NIH found that
fewer than half of individuals experiencing fecal or urinary incontinence -- the
inability to control bowel movements or urination, respectively -- report
their symptoms to healthcare providers without being prompted.
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Consuming a Mediterranean diet can help people live longer, reported six newspapers (11th December 2007). The newspapers were generally accurate in their reports of a large cohort study, which looked at the relationship between diet and mortality in older people.
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Consuming a Mediterranean diet can help people live longer, reported six newspapers (11th December 2007). The newspapers were generally accurate in their reports of a large cohort study, which looked at the relationship between diet and mortality in older people.
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The Monitoring the Future project -- now
in its 33rd year -- is a series of independent surveys of
8th, 10th, and 12th graders conducted by researchers at the University
of Michigan under a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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In laboratory experiments using budding yeast, the same type used
in baking and brewing, scientists at the National Cancer Institute
(NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, developed a new
approach to determine the location of unrepaired breaks in DNA.
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Archives of Internal Medicine. The
study was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.
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Free, accurate information on many neurological disorders is now
available on a new Spanish language website from the National Institute
of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
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An update of the evidence on this topic, produced by the NLH Mental Health Specialist Library
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Eating tomato ketchup daily reduces cholesterol levels reported five newspapers (6 December 2007). The reports were based on a small unrandomised trial which measured cholesterol levels of participants with normal cholesterol before and after a high tomato product diet, including ketchup. The reports were generally accurate, but the reliability of the study conclusions is unclear.
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Eating tomato ketchup daily reduces cholesterol levels reported five newspapers (6 December 2007). The reports were based on a small unrandomised trial which measured cholesterol levels of participants with normal cholesterol before and after a high tomato product diet, including ketchup. The reports were generally accurate, but the reliability of the study conclusions is unclear.
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An update of the evidence on this topic, produced by the NLH Mental Health Specialist Library
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Officials from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced
a collaboration today with the National Council of Negro Women
(NCNW) to help African American children maintain a healthy weight.
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A newly released software program will let health authorities
at the site of an infectious disease outbreak quickly analyze data,
speeding the detection of new cases and the implementation of effective
interventions. The program, called TranStat, was developed by a team of epidemiologists
and computer scientists from the Models of Infectious Disease Agent
Study (MIDAS), an international program supported by the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) to build computational models for studying
disease spread.
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A variant of a gene involved in communication among brain cells has a direct influence on alcohol consumption in mice, according to a new study by scientists supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the U.S. Army.
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A family of proteins commonly found in mouse urine is able to trigger fighting between male mice, a study in the Dec. 6, 2007, issue of Nature has found. The study, which is the first to identify protein pheromones responsible for the aggression response in mice, was funded in part by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health.
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Honey is better than dextromorphan for treating children's coughs, reported seven newspapers (4 December 2007). The newspaper articles described a small trial in which buckwheat honey was found to give effective relief to night time cough symptoms. However, the trial only demonstrated honey to be superior to no treatment and not to dextromorphan.
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Honey is better than dextromorphan for treating children's coughs, reported seven newspapers (4 December 2007). The newspaper articles described a small trial in which buckwheat honey was found to give effective relief to night time cough symptoms. However, the trial only demonstrated honey to be superior to no treatment and not to dextromorphan.
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Now available on the National Library for Health
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Now available on the National Library for Health
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Experts will summarize the available evidence on prevention of fecal and urinary incontinence in adults December 10 - 12. Following a series of scientific presentations and open public discussions, an impartial, independent panel will issue a statement of its findings on the final day of the conference, and will hold a press conference at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12. Convened by the Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR) and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the NIH, this conference is free and open to the public and the media.
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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health today announced a new strategic plan to guide its next decade of research, training, and education to reduce the national burden of cardiovascular, lung, blood, and sleep disorders.
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Grant Information
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This Web site was made possible in part by NIH Grant Number R43 DK70418
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