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August 2005 Audio Reports Study
Shows Teen Drivers Exhibit Unsafe Behavior When Teen Passengers Present 08/28/2005 An NICHD study shows that teen drivers are more likely to exhibit unsafe driving behaviors when there is another teen as a passenger in the vehicle. Amphetamines
Reverse Parkinson's Symptoms in Mice 08/21/2005 In a study funded, in part, by the National Institutes of Health, scientists were able to reverse Parkinson's disease symptoms in mice by using amphetamines. NCI
Announces Integrated Plan to Fight Lung Cancer 08/21/2005 With the goal of reducing suffering and death due to cancer by 2015, the National Cancer Institute has unveiled an integrated plan aimed at fighting lung cancer. Computer
Models Suggest Possibility of Controlling Future Avian Flu Outbreaks 08/21/2005 Results from a program involving computer models indicate that an outbreak of avian flu could be contained before causing a global pandemic. NIGMS
Funds New Stem Cell Centers 08/14/2005 The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has announced funding for three new "Exploratory Centers for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research". Discovery
in Mice May Help With Treatment of Infertility in Women 08/14/2005 Research from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences suggests that women who lack a particular gene may need to seek alternative forms of fertility treatment, if they want to have children. Trained
Screeners Help Identify Preschool Vision Problems 08/14/2005 A study funded by the National Eye Institute finds that trained screeners can identify preschoolers with vision disorders. Finding
May Explain Alcohol/Cancer Link 08/08/2005 A new study may help researchers better understand the link between alcohol and cancer. Inactivity
Plays Key Role in Overweight Among Teen Girls 08/07/2005 New survey results show that a lack of physical activity is playing a key role in teenage girls gaining weight.
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