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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 low bone [...] primary ovarian 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 behaviors in [...] appear in the 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 long thought [...] of the Journal 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 increases in heavy [...] grant program supported 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 response in mice, [...] represents an 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 mad cow disease ...

+ 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 control chronic [...] and diabetes, 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 effectively [...] set forth a research 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 findings, by [...] responds to 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, today announced [...] Pacific Northwest. 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 they start ...

+ 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 received approximately [...] is approximately 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 the risk of [...] Optimal medical 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 efficacy of morphine [...] in rats, immune 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 is the [...] federal agency 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 toxins that can [...] that affects 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 than a placebo at [...] of Mental Health (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 explained in a new ...