National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases

Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Roots
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:45:00 -0400
A trio of genome-wide studies -- collectively the largest to date -- have pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of the genetic risk for schizophrenia. One of the studies traced schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in part, to the same chromosomal neighborhoods.
Imaging Technique Allows Researchers to Monitor Protein Changes in Mouse Tumors
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:05:00 -0400
A new imaging technique can monitor, in living mice, the HER2 protein found in above-normal amounts in many cases of breast cancer as well as some ovarian, prostate and lung cancers. This new approach, once validated in mice and pending further experiments, could provide a real-time noninvasive method for identifying tumors in humans who express HER2 and who would be candidates for targeted therapy directed against this protein. It may also provide real-time information that will help clinicians optimize treatment for individual patients. The study, published in the July 2009 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, was conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, both parts of the National Institutes of Health.
Dynasty: Influenza Virus in 1918 and Today
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:10:00 -0400
The influenza virus that wreaked worldwide havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. In an article published online on June 29 by the New England Journal of Medicine, authors Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Jeffery K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D., and David M. Morens, M.D., argue that we have lived in an influenza pandemic era since 1918, and they describe how the novel 2009 H1N1 virus now circling the globe is yet another manifestation of this enduring viral family.

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Police: Hospital worker swiped shots, spread hep C
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:42 -0400
A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds or thousands of surgical patients to hepatitis C when she replaced clean needles filled with the powerful painkiller fentanyl with her own dirty needles filled with saline solution.
Health.com picks top beach, lake getaways
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:47:40 -0400
We know your summer vacation time is precious: You want to land where you can truly relax, breathe fresh air, get in some exercise and eat well -- without breaking the bank. That's why we teamed up with a panel of travel and health experts to help us find the healthiest of the nation's most popular beach and lake towns.

 

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Brain Injury Biomechanics - The starting point for understanding of the TBI pathophysiology. The stereotactical phenomena - supported by previously reported results.
Meta Description: [ Traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomechanics. Stereotactical phenomena - supported by previously reported experiments - explain common clinical signs and cerebral lesions. ]

Brain Trauma Research Center - Providing clinical management, research and treatment for traumatic brain and spinal injuries.
Meta Description: [ Multidisciplinary research program at the University of Pittsburgh aimed at improving outcome following severe traumatic brain injury ]

Carolinas Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Research System - Information on research and clinical care for families and survivors of traumatic brain injury.

Center for Brain Injury and Repair - Conducts research towards discovery and development of new therapies to encourage repair and regeneration of the injured brain.
Meta Description: [ CBIR is a group of more than 20 principal investigators and their research personnel. With funding from the NIH and other donators, CBIR does extensive research on discovering new ways to treat traumatic brain injury. ]

500 Laboratory For The Study of Central Nervous System Injury - Research probing the cellular and molecular events that contribute to the physiological, behavioral, neurologic, and histologic damage associated with TBIs. The goal is to develop new, more effective therapies to treat brain injury patients.

Margot Anderson Brain Restoration Foundation - Advancing clinical research for the restoration and rehabilitation of brain function after brain injury, spinal cord damage, stroke, paralysis, Alzheimer and Parkinson disease.

The Traumatic Brain Injury National Data Center (TBINDC) - Coordinating research and dissemination efforts of the TBI Model Systems program funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Seventeen centers conduct research and provide model care to persons who experience traumatic brain injury. Offers a searchable registry of projects, publications, and researchers. Located at the Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Center.
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Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems - The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research funded 17 centers to examine the course of recovery and outcomes following TBI. Each center provides a coordinated system of emergency care, acute management, comprehensive in-patient rehabilitation and long-term interdisciplinary follow-up services.

UAB Injury Control Research Center - Rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, severe burn or intra-articular fracture. Research in biomechanics, prevention and acute care. Located in Birmingham, Alabama.