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- Parents Can Learn to be Effective AIDS Educators for their Children
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June 24, 2002
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Researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) are training parents to teach their young children the knowledge and skills needed to protect themselves from HIV infection. - Distinguished NIMH Scientist Richard Jed Wyatt Dies
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June 14, 2002
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Schizophrenia researcher Richard Jed Wyatt, M.D., Chief, Neuropsychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, died June 7, 2002, at the age of 63, after a long bout with cancer. - Longtime NIMH Colleague Hazel Rea Dies at 91
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June 14, 2002
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Hazel Rea, who joined the fledgling NIMH Intramural Research Program (IRP) in 1949 as a secretary and rose through the ranks to become its deputy director, died in her home on May 18, 2002, three months after her 91st birthday. - Brain Signal Boosts as Monkey Nears Reward
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May 30, 2002
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Delaying gratification while working toward a goal appears to have roots in a specific brain circuit. - Placebo, Antidepressant May Lift Depression Via Common Mechanism
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May 1, 2002
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Whether it’s a widely prescribed medication or a placebo, a successful treatment for depression must trigger a common pattern of brain activity changes, suggests a team of researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. - NIMH Awards New Grants in Response to Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
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April 18, 2002
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded new grants for research on mental health needs resulting from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. - Timing of Chemical Signal Critical for Normal Emotional Development
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March 27, 2002
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A signaling protein suspected of malfunctioning in anxiety and mood disorders plays a key role in the development of emotional behavior, report researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). - $6 Million Grant to Expand Search for Autism Genes
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March 11, 2002
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) today awarded the first installment of an expected $6 million grant over 5 years to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for major expansion of a collaborative effort to identify autism genes. - Scans Link 2 Key Pieces of Schizophrenia Puzzle
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January 28, 2002
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Using functional brain imaging, National Institute of Mental Health scientists for the first time have linked two key, but until now unconnected, brain abnormalities in schizophrenia. - NIMH Awards Howard University $6.5 Million
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January 25, 2002
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Howard University Hospital Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine (HUCM) has been awarded $6.5 million from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for a five-year project to implement and develop research studies pertaining to mood and anxiety disorders.