Science News about Basic Research

$6 Million Grant to Expand Search for Autism Genes

March 11, 2002 • Press Release
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

January 28, 2002 • Press Release
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

January 25, 2002 • Press Release
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.

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