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Public Release: 23-Jun-2009
NIH expands Human Microbiome Project, funds sequencing centers and disease projects
The Human Microbiome Project has awarded more than $42 million to expand its exploration of how the trillions of microscopic organisms that live in or on our bodies affect our health, the National Institutes of Health announced today.
National Institutes of Health

Contact: Geoffrey Spencer
spencerg@mail.nih.gov
301-402-0911
NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute

Public Release: 18-Jun-2009
Nature Immunology
Proceedings of NIAID workshop on immunity to malaria published
On March 16-17, 2009, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, convened a workshop to encourage more immunologists to enter malaria research and to foster scientific collaborations that may help lead to the development of effective malaria vaccines. The proceedings of that meeting are in the July 2009 issue of Nature Immunology, and available online June 18.
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Contact: Linda Perrett
perrettl@niaid.nih.gov
301-402-1663
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Public Release: 16-Jun-2009
JAMA
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 to increase risk in conjunction with stressful life events actually may have no effect, according to researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health.
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Contact: Karin Lee
NIMHpress@nih.gov
301-443-4536
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Public Release: 15-Jun-2009
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
As college drinking problems rise, new studies identify effective prevention strategies
Alcohol-related deaths, heavy drinking and drunk driving among US college students have risen in recent years, as reported in a special supplement on college drinking problems published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. The supplement also describes programs supported by the Rapid Response to College Drinking Problems Initiative sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Contact: Gregory Roa
niaaapressoffice@nih.gov
301-443-3860
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Public Release: 14-Jun-2009
Nature Medicine
NIAID media availability: New strategy proposed for designing antibody-based HIV vaccine
Most vaccines that protect against viruses generate infection-fighting proteins called antibodies that either block infection or help eliminate the virus before it can cause disease. Attempts to create a vaccine that induces antibodies that prevent HIV infection or disease, however, have so far been unsuccessful. But several recent studies suggest promising new research directions for the development of an antibody-based HIV vaccine.
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Contact: Laura Sivitz
sivitzl@niaid.nih.gov
301-402-1663
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Public Release: 10-Jun-2009
NHLBI funds global centers on chronic diseases and collaborates with UnitedHealth Group
A worldwide network of research and training centers will build institutional and community capacity to prevent and control chronic diseases, announced the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health. The NHLBI is awarding 10 contracts totaling more than $34 million in this effort. The NHLBI joins with Minneapolis-based UnitedHealth Group's existing Chronic Disease Initiative in establishing the "UnitedHealth and NHLBI Collaborating Centers of Excellence."
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Contact: NHLBI Office of Communications
nhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov
301-496-4236
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Public Release: 9-Jun-2009
JAMA
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 extinguish the HIV pandemic? Is such a program feasible? In the June 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, top HIV/AIDS research leaders at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, set forth a research agenda to answer these and other provocative questions that may help shape the future of HIV prevention.
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Contact: Laura Sivitz
sivitzl@niaid.nih.gov
301-402-1663
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Public Release: 8-Jun-2009
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 antiretroviral therapy before their immune systems are severely compromised.
NIH/National Insitute of Allergy and Infection Diseases

Contact: Laura Sivitz
sivitzl@niaid.nih.gov
301-402-1663
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Public Release: 8-Jun-2009
NIAID renews funding for National Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Network
NIAID today announced renewed funding for 10 previously established Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research. NIAID also awarded funds to Oregon Health & Science University to establish a new RCE to be based in the Pacific Northwest. NIAID funding for the 11 RCEs totals up to approximately $455 million over five years.
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Contact: Anne A. Oplinger
aoplinger@niaid.nih.gov
301-402-1663
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Public Release: 7-Jun-2009
69th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association
New England Journal of Medicine
Medical therapy equal to bypass, angioplasty in patients with diabetes and stable heart disease
Optimal medical therapy for patients with diabetes and stable coronary heart disease is equally effective at lowering the risk of death, heart attack, and stroke as prompt revascularization procedures, according to results from an international multicenter clinical trial (BARI 2D). In addition, overall, strategies using drugs that aim to make insulin work better by lowering the body's resistance to insulin are as effective as a strategy emphasizing drugs that provide insulin or that stimulate insulin production.
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Contact: NHLBI Communications Office
NHLBI_news@nhlbi.nih.gov
301-496-4236
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Public Release: 3-Jun-2009
New England Journal of Medicine
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 cause disease. In autoinflammatory diseases, however, the immune system goes awry, causing unprovoked and dangerous inflammation. Now, researchers from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and other institutions have discovered a new autoinflammatory syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects children around the time of birth.
NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Contact: Trish Reynolds
reynoldsp2@mail.nih.gov
301-496-8190
NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Public Release: 1-Jun-2009
Archives of General Psychiatry
Citalopram no better than placebo treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders
Citalopram, a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders, was no more effective than a placebo at reducing repetitive behaviors, according to researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and other NIH institutes.
National Institutes of Health

Contact: Karin Lee
NIMHpress@nih.gov
301-443-4536
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Public Release: 28-May-2009
Science
Study finds unexpected bacterial diversity on human skin
The health of our skin depends upon the delicate balance between our own cells and the millions of bacteria and other one-celled microbes that live on its surface. To better understand this balance, National Institutes of Health researchers have set out to explore the skin's microbiome. Their initial analysis, published today in the journal Science, reveals that our skin is home to a much wider array of bacteria than previously thought.
National Institutes of Health

Contact: Raymond MacDougall
macdougallr@mail.nih.gov
301-402-0911
NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute

Public Release: 26-May-2009
HIV prevention program gets a boost from NIMH recovery act funds
NIMH awarded a two-year grant to David Perez-Jimenez, Ph.D., at the University of Puerto Rico, to support the adaptation and assessment of an HIV and other sexually transmitted infection intervention designed for young, heterosexual Latino couples. This grant will use funds allocated to NIMH through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to promote economic recovery and spur advances in science and health.
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Contact: Karin Lee
NIMHpress@nih.gov
301-443-4536
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Public Release: 26-May-2009
Pediatrics
Well water should be tested annually to reduce health risks to children
Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, took a lead role in working with the AAP to develop these recommendations and draft a new AAP policy statement about the things parents should do if their children drink well water.

Contact: Christine Bruske Flowers
bruskec@niehs.nih.gov
919-541-3665
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Public Release: 26-May-2009
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Researchers identify biological markers that may indicate poor breast cancer prognosis
A team of researchers has found an association between breast cancer survival and two proteins that are indicators of inflammation. Using data from the National Cancer Institute's HEAL study, researchers found that breast cancer patients with elevated levels of C-reactive protein and serum amyloid-A were approximately two to three times more likely to die sooner or have their cancer return, regardless of age, tumor stage, race, body mass index or history of cardiovascular issues.
NIH/National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Contact: NCI Office of Media Relations
ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov
301-496-6641
NIH/National Cancer Institute

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