Press Release Archives

August 23-31, 2008

• Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Lead to Obesity, NIH Study of Rare Disorder Shows, August 27, 2008
• Common Treatment to Delay Labor Decreases Preterm Infants’ Risk for Cerebral Palsy, August 27, 2008

August 15-22, 2008

• NHGRI Seeks DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medical Use, August 20, 2008
• Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic, August 19, 2008
• Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder, August 17, 2008
• Alternative Vaccine Strategy Shows Promise in Prostate Cancer Patients, August 15, 2008

August 8-14, 2008

• Researchers Find Leishmaniasis Parasites Evade Death by Exploiting the Immune Response to Sand Fly Bites, August 14, 2008
• NIH Scientists Find a Novel Mechanism that Controls the Development of Autoimmunity, August 13, 2008
• Molecular Switch Boosts Brain Activity Associated with Schizophrenia, August 13, 2008
• Key Gaps Remain in Understanding Health Effects of Vitamin D, August 12, 2008
• NIAMS Names Dr. Robert Carter as Deputy Director, August 12, 2008

August 1-7, 2008

• Anti-HIV ‘Drug Cocktails’ Equally Effective in Patients with or without History of Injection Drug Use, August 6, 2008
• NIDA Newscan #54 (PDF - 115 KB), August 6, 2008
• Vitamin C Injections Slow Tumor Growth in Mice, August 4, 2008
• NIDDK Resource Helps Guide Women with Diabetes through Healthy Pregnancies, August 1, 2008
• Scientists Develop Sensitive Salivary Sensor, August 1, 2008
• New Research Results Explain How Dormant Tumor Cells Become Active in Later Years, August 1, 2008
• NIDDK Publishes New Resources about Urologic and Kidney Disorders, August 1, 2008