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NCCAM’s Advisory Council Welcomes Five New Members

Friday, February 05th, 2010

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) welcomes five new members to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NACCAM). The council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM, the lead Federal agency for complementary and alternative

Panel Calls for Reducing Colorectal Cancer Deaths by Striking Down Barriers to Screening

Thursday, February 04th, 2010

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Despite evidence and guidelines supporting the value of screening for this disease, rates of screening for colorectal cancer are consistently lower than those for other types of cancer, particularly breast a

Four New Members Appointed to National Neurological Disorders and Stroke Advisory Council

Thursday, February 04th, 2010

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) announced that four new members have joined its National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council. The council serves as the principal advisory body to NINDS regarding the Institute's research program planning and prioriti

NIA Funds Roybal Centers for Translational Research in Aging

Thursday, February 04th, 2010

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced that it has renewed funding for nine Edward R. Roybal Centers for Research on Applied Gerontology and designated four new centers. The goal of the centers is to move promising social and behavioral rese

NIH Scientists Identify Maternal and Fetal Genes That Increase Preterm Birth Risk

Thursday, February 04th, 2010

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified DNA variants in mothers and fetuses that appear to increase the risk for preterm labor and delivery. The DNA variants were in genes involved in the regulation of inflammation and of the extracellular matrix, the

Effectiveness of a Second Cochlear Implant, New Life for Damaged Hair Cells Among Topics to be Featured at International Conference of Ear, Nose, and Throat Researchers

Thursday, February 04th, 2010

Scientists supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health, will be presenting their latest research findings at the 2010 Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO).

NHLBI Funds Preclinical Tests on Devices for Infants and Children with Congenital Heart Defects

Thursday, February 04th, 2010

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded four contracts totaling $23.6 million to begin preclinical testing of devices to help children born with congenital heart defects or those who develop heart failure. The four-year program is

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