Press Release Archives

July 23-31, 2008

• Advice for Older Adults on Staying Safe in Hot Weather, July 31, 2008
• A Long Lasting Impression: New Study Finds Persistent Brain Changes in Response to Cocaine Depend on
  the Expectation of Reward, July 31, 2008
• Mechanism for Postpartum Depression Found in Mice, July 31, 2008
• Alcohol Binges Early in Pregnancy Increase Risk of Infant Oral Clefts, July 31, 2008
• Micro RNA Implicated as Molecular Factor in Alcohol Tolerance, July 30, 2008
• Increased Burden of Rare Genetic Variations Found in Schizophrenia, July 30, 2008
• Imaging Techniques Yield New Information on How HIV Infects Cells and Provides Clues to Vaccine Design, July 30, 2008
• Laboratory and Mouse Studies Show Targeted Drug Blocks the Growth of Breast Cancer Cells that Spread to the Brain, July 29, 2008
• Older Treatment May Be More Effective in Preserving Sight for Some Patients with Diabetes, July 28, 2008
• NIH Creates Global Health Program to Fight Chronic Diseases, July 28, 2008
• NIDDK Publishes a Strategic Plan for Research into Benign Prostate Disease, July 25, 2008

July 15-22, 2008

• Scientists Define 21 New Genes Associated with Crohn’s Disease, July 21, 2008
• NIAID Will Not Move Forward With The Pave 100 HIV Vaccine Trial, July 17, 2008
• NHGRI Funds Next Step in Understanding Biological Roots of Common Diseases, July 17, 2008
• NIH Awards More Than $33 Million to Fund State-of-the-Art Research Equipment, July 16, 2008
• Children's Physical Activity Drops From Age 9 to 15, NIH Study Indicates, July 15, 2008
• Research Uncovers Little-Known Impacts of Smell and Taste on Health, July 15, 2008

July 8-14, 2008

• NIH Helps Advance Women in Biomedical Research Careers, July 14, 2008
• Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute on the U. S. Transplant Games, July 11, 2008, July 11, 2008
• Reading, Math Scores Up For 4th and 8th graders, Federal Report Shows, July 11, 2008
• Common Mechanisms May Underlie Autism's Seemingly Diverse Mutations, July 10, 2008

July 1-7, 2008

• What are the Secrets of a Long and Healthy Life?, July 7, 2008
• Researchers Develop a Method to Evaluate Variations Identified in Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes, July 6, 2008
• Resveratrol Found to Improve Health, But Not Longevity in Aging Mice on Standard Diet, July 3, 2008
• Yeast-Based Vaccine Induces Immune Responses and Reduces Tumor Size in Mice, July 1, 2008