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Last Update: Fri Jun 19 12:34:54 2009

- Delay in Diagnosis of Menopause-like Condition in Young Women Linked to Low Bone Density - Women and young girls who experience delays in diagnosing a premature, menopause-like condition face increased risk of [...] insufficiency, may make women more susceptible to osteoporosis and fractures later in life, the researchers concluded.

- NIDA Study Shows School-Based Prevention Program Reduces Problem Behaviors in Fifth-Graders by Half - A study suggests that school-based prevention programs begun in elementary school can significantly reduce problem [...] August 2009 print issue of the American Journal of Public Health. The online version of the article is viewable today.

- Much Touted "Depression Risk Gene" May Not Add to Risk After All - Stressful life events are strongly associated with a person’s risk for major depression, but a certain gene variation [...] of the American Medical Association, challenges a widely accepted approach to studying risk factors for depression.

- As College Drinking Problems Rise, New Studies Identify Effective Prevention Strategies - Alcohol-related deaths among U.S. college students rose from 1,440 deaths in 1998 to 1,825 in 2005, along with [...] by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

- Cancer Immunotherapy Can Use Small Numbers of Stem-Like Immune Cells to Destroy Large Tumors in Mice - A new approach to stimulating immune cells enhances their anticancer activity, resulting in a powerful anti-tumor [...] important advance in the development of immunotherapy for cancer and appears online June 14, 2009 in Nature Medicine.

- NIH Researchers Discover How Prion Protein Damages Brain Cells - Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have gained a major insight into how the rogue protein responsible for ...

- NHLBI Funds Research and Training Centers Aimed at Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases in Developing Countries and Collaborates with UnitedHealth Group's Chronic Disease Initiative - A worldwide network of research and training centers will build institutional and community capacity to prevent and [...] announced the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

- NIAID Leaders Outline Research Agenda for Universal, Voluntary HIV Testing and Treatment - Could a global program of universal, voluntary, annual HIV testing and immediate treatment for those who test positive [...] agenda to answer these and other provocative questions that may help shape the future of HIV prevention.

- Genetic Variant Associated with Resistance to Chemotherapy Drug in Women with Breast Cancer - Researchers have found links between an individual's genetics and their response to treatment with chemotherapy. [...] the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide. Cyclophosphamide is used in the treatment of breast and other cancers.

- NIAID Renews Funding for National Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Network - The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, [...] NIAID funding for the 11 RCEs totals up to approximately $455 million over five years.

- Starting Antiretroviral Therapy Earlier Yields Better Clinical Outcomes - A clinical trial has demonstrated that HIV-infected adults in a resource-limited setting are more likely to survive if ...

- NIH Receives 20,000 Applications for Challenge Grants Through the Recovery Act - Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the National Institutes of Health [...] equal to the total number of applications NIH receives in one of the agency’s three major review rounds each year.

- Optimal Medical Therapy As Beneficial As Elective Revascularization Procedures in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Stable Coronary Heart Disease - Optimal medical therapy for patients with diabetes and stable coronary heart disease is equally effective at lowering [...] therapy includes intensive drug therapy and lifestyle interventions, such as dietary changes and smoking cessation.

- NIDA NewsScan #61 - NewsScan #61 examines research studies that relate to brain changes in cocaine addicts, how antibiotics improve [...] system proteins interfere with pain killing effects of opioids and functional embryonic stem cells isolated in rats.

- NCCAM Advisory Council Welcomes Two New Members - The National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NACCAM) welcomes two new members. The Council [...] for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research and a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

- Scientists Discover New Genetic Immune Disorder in Children - Your immune system plays an important function in your health -- it protects you against viruses, bacteria, and other [...] children around the time of birth. The findings appear in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

- Citalopram No Better Than Placebo Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Citalopram, a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), was no more effective [...] (NIMH) and other NIH institutes. The study was published in the June 2009 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.

- Wilson Disease and Excess Copper Are Focus of New NIDDK Publication - Wilson disease, a rare but potentially serious condition that causes the buildup of too much copper in the body, is [...] National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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