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NIH and the Weight of the Nation - Health Information - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “In May 2012, an HBO Documentary Films series on obesity, ?The Weight of the Nation,? premieres. The four-part series?Consequences, Choices, Children in Crisis, and Challenges?highlights several NIH research advances and addresses the factors contributing to the country?s obesity problem. The films are the centerpiece to a public awareness campaign, which also includes a three-part HBO Family series for kids, 12 short films, a website and social media, and a nationwide community-based outreach ef” View full resource at nih.gov
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NIH launches collaborative program with industry and researchers to spur therapeutic development, May 3, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “The National Institutes of Health today unveiled a collaborative program that will match researchers with a selection of pharmaceutical industry compounds to help scientists explore new treatments for patients. NIH's new National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has partnered initially with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Eli Lilly and Company which have agreed to make dozens of their compounds available for this initiative's pilot phase.” View full resource at nih.gov
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NIH, industry announce new translational science initiative - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “National Institutes of Health press conference with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., and pharmaceutical companies to announce a new translational science initiative by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences” View full resource at nih.gov
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NIH research featured in HBO documentary series on obesity, April 30, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “The Weight of the Nation documentary series and public awareness campaign by the cable network HBO, launching this week, features National Institutes of Health research showing how obesity affects the country?s health and how interventions can turn the tide against obesity and its complications.” View full resource at nih.gov
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Spontaneous gene glitches linked to autism risk with older dads, April 4, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “Researchers have turned up a new clue to the workings of a possible environmental factor in: fathers were four times more likely than mothers to transmit tiny, spontaneous mutations to their children with the disorders. Moreover, the number of such transmitted genetic glitches increased with paternal age. The discovery may help to explain earlier evidence linking autism risk to older fathers.” View full resource at nih.gov
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NIH names Dr. Gary H. Gibbons director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, April 5, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins M.D., Ph.D., announced today the selection of Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., as the new director of the NIH?s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Dr. Gibbons is the founder and current director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute, chairperson of the Department of Physiology, and professor of physiology and medicine at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.?He expects to start his new position in the summer of 2012.” View full resource at nih.gov
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Dr. Edward P. Riley to deliver 4th annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture at NIH, April 5, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Edward P. Riley, Ph.D. will deliver the 4th annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture. Riley is a world-renowned expert on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). His presentation is called ?FASD: It?s What?s Behind the Face that Matters ? Effects of Prenatal Alcohol on Brain and Behavior.?” View full resource at nih.gov
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Possible clues found to why HIV vaccine showed modest protection, April 4, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “Insights into how the first vaccine ever reported to modestly prevent HIV infection in people might have worked were published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Scientists have found that among adults who received the experimental HIV vaccine during the landmark RV144 clinical trial, those who produced relatively high levels of a specific antibody after vaccination were less likely to get infected with the virus than those who did not. The National Institute of Allergy and Inf” View full resource at nih.gov
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A new MCAT for tomorrow?s physician, April 4, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “The Case for the New Medical College Admission Test: Why the MCAT must reflect physicians? current public health challenges. A Perspective in The New England Journal of Medicine.” View full resource at nih.gov
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A new MCAT for tomorrow?s physician, April 4, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “The Case for the New Medical College Admission Test: Why the MCAT must reflect physicians? current public health challenges. A Perspective in The New England Journal of Medicine.” View full resource at nih.gov
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Spontaneous gene glitches linked to autism risk with older dads, April 4, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “Researchers have turned up a new clue to the workings of a possible environmental factor in: fathers were four times more likely than mothers to transmit tiny, spontaneous mutations to their children with the disorders. Moreover, the number of such transmitted genetic glitches increased with paternal age. The discovery may help to explain earlier evidence linking autism risk to older fathers.” View full resource at nih.gov
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Arsenic turns stem cells cancerous, spurring tumor growth, April 4, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered how exposure to arsenic can turn normal stem cells into cancer stem cells and spur tumor growth. Inorganic arsenic, which affects the drinking water of millions of people worldwide, has been previously shown to be a human carcinogen. A growing body of evidence suggests that cancer is a stem-cell based disease. Normal stem cells are essential to normal tissue regeneration, and to the stability of organisms and processes. But cancer ” View full resource at nih.gov
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NIH awards $20M over five years to train next generation of global health researchers, April 4, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “To help foster the next generation of global health scientists, Fogarty International Center and its partners at the National Institutes of Health are building a network of U.S. academic institutions to provide early-career physicians, veterinarians, dentists and scientists with a significant mentored research experience in a developing country.” View full resource at nih.gov
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NIH study finds method to improve transplant cell delivery, April 2, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “A new technique for improving delivery of stem cells may lead to better and faster tissue repair, a breakthrough with promise for sports medicine and military populations.A new technique for improving delivery of stem cells may lead to better and faster tissue repair, a breakthrough with promise for sports medicine and military populations.” View full resource at nih.gov
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Bypass Surgery Shows Advantage - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “Older adults who received bypass surgery to open blocked coronary arteries had better long-term survival rates than those who had angioplasty. The new findings will help doctors and patients decide between these 2 treatments.” View full resource at nih.gov
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