http://www.nih.gov/news/ News Releases from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) en-us 60 http://www.nih.gov/images/nih50.gif http://www.nih.gov/news/ 50 50 http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/NS-58.pdf NewsScan #58 examines the latest findings in drug abuse risk, prevention, and treatment and the link between pregnant women and smoking, sexual risk behavior and teens not attending college, lofexidine and its effects on opioid withdrawal symptoms, dopamine and striatal synaptic plasticity, substance abusers’ brain and its reaction to rewards, hormone processing in the brain and its relationship to drug abuse, defects in dopamine-regulating mechanism and cocaine-induced cellular stress and neural development. The National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:15:00 EST 37208@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/NS-58.pdf http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nida-13.htm The vast majority of prisoners who could benefit from drug abuse treatment do not receive it, despite two decades of research that demonstrate its effectiveness, according to researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST 37108@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nida-13.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/od-13.htm Dr. Raynard S. Kington, acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the publication of the first Biennial Report of the Director, a document that provides an integrated portrait of NIH research activities. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:57:00 EST 37008@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/od-13.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nichd-13.htm The National Institutes of Health announced today that the National Children's Study will begin recruiting volunteers to take part in its comprehensive study of how genes and the environment interact to affect children's health. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST 36908@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nichd-13.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/niaid-12.htm Chicago researchers report the development of a new mouse model for food allergy that mimics symptoms generated during a human allergic reaction to peanuts. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:30:00 EST 36908@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/niaid-12.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nci-11.htm Using a mouse model, researchers have shown that elevated levels of a small protein known as interleukin 7 (IL-7) plays a central role in regulating the production of a type of white blood cell that is required for effective immune responses. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:15:00 EST 36808@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nci-11.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/od-08.htm A redesigned and enhanced Web site for scientists, advocacy groups, the media and the general public, providing key information on behavioral and social science research and activities at NIH, is now online. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:45:00 EST 36708@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/od-08.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nei-08.htm Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) collaborated to develop a simple, safe eye test for measuring a protein related to cataract formation. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST 36608@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nei-08.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nci-07.htm Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST 36508@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nci-07.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nichd-07.htm Magicians have long created the illusion of levitating objects in the air. Now researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University have actually levitated an object, suspending it without the need for external support. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST 36408@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nichd-07.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nida-06.htm The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today released a research report, Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses, summarizing the state of the science regarding the complex relationship between substance abuse and other mental disorders. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:15:00 EST 36308@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nida-06.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nida-02.htm There is growing concern that military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are experiencing a range of difficulties, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and alcohol and drug abuse. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:45:00 EST 36208@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nida-02.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nci-01.htm New research in mice and five independent collections of human breast tumors has enabled National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientists to confirm that genes for factors contributing to susceptibility for breast cancer metastasis can be inherited. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:45:00 EST 36108@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2009/nci-01.htm