Press Release Archives

August 23-31, 2007

• Unique Grape Skin Extract Inhibits Prostate Cancer Cell Growth in the Laboratory, August 31, 2007
• Researchers Find New Taste in Fruit Flies: Carbonated Water, August 29, 2007
• National Asthma Guidelines Updated, August 29, 2007
• New Report Indicates Changes in How Americans Get Their Information about Health and Cancer, August 29, 2007
• NIH Peer Review Advisory Committee Gains Eight New Members, August 28, 2007
• Free New Middle School Curriculum Supplement from NIH: The Science of Healthy Behaviors, August 27, 2007
• NIH Scientists Discover Novel Cause of Iron Overload in Thalassemia Disorders, August 26, 2007

August 15-22, 2007

• Study Sheds New Light on Intimate Lives of Older Americans, August 22, 2007
• Gene Triggers Obsessive Compulsive Disorder-Like Syndrome in Mice, August 22, 2007
• NIDA NewsScan #51 (PDF - 322 KB), August 22, 2007
• New Initiative to Study the Glycobiology of Cancer Could Aid Understanding of Cancer Risk and Detection, August 21, 2007
• NIEHS/NTP Management Review to Begin, August 20, 2007
• NHGRI Funds Two Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science, August 20, 2007
• New Vitamin D Evidence Report Reveals Gaps in Knowledge and serves as Basis for Upcoming NIH Conference on Vitamin D and Bone Health, August 17, 2007
• NCMHD Announces New Director for Extramural Activities and Scientific Programs, August 17, 2007

August 8-14, 2007

• NIH Announces InCommon Interfederation, August 14, 2007
• Protein Plays an Important Role in Increased Skin Pigmentation That Can Help Protect Against Harmful UV Exposure, August 13, 2007
• Potential Therapeutic Targets Identified in Multiple Myeloma, August 13, 2007
• NIDA's Dr. Kenner C. Rice Receives Prestigious Smissman Award, August 13, 2007
• NIH Scientists Target Future Pandemic Strains of H5N1 Avian Influenza, August 9, 2007
• Lab on a Chip for Oral Cancer Shows Promise, August 8, 2007

August 1-7, 2007

• Children Who Complete Intensive Early Childhood Program Show Gains in Adulthood: Greater College Attendance, Lower Crime and Depression, August 7, 2007
• The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Announces Effort to Promote Stroke Awareness in the Hispanic Community, August 7, 2007
• Gene Predicts Better Outcome as Cortex Normalizes in Teens with ADHD, August 6, 2007
• Papers of Pioneering Molecular Biologist Sol Spiegelman Added to the National Library of Medicine's Profiles in Science Website, August 6, 2007
• NIH Funds New Program to Investigate Causes and Treatment of Autism, August 2, 2007
• New NIA Online Publication Features Health and Retirement Study, August 2, 2007
• NIDA's Scientific Journal to become Journal of Addiction Science & Clinical Practice , August 1, 2007
• Progesterone Treatment Does Not Prevent Preterm Birth in Twin Pregnancy, August 1, 2007
• New Grants Bolster Efforts to Generate Faster and Cheaper Tools for DNA Sequencing, August 1, 2007
• New Age Page on Mourning Now Available, August 1, 2007
• Success or Failure of Antidepressant Citalopram Predicted by Gene Variation, August 1, 2007