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Science Highlights About Behavioral & Social Sciences Research
 The 21st century is an exciting
time—a
revolutionary period for the life sciences. We have learned a
lot about the biological parts and systems that make up all living
things. We also realize that it is just as important to understand
how behavior and society affect health and can help fight disease.
Combining information from both biomedical and behavioral and
social sciences research will lead to the most effective interventions. Learn
More About Behavioral &
Social Sciences Research
 (PDF - 1.9MB) >> Medical Research with Animals
 Did you know that a child born today in the United States is expected to live into his or her late 70s, whereas the same child born at the turn of the 20th century would have been expected to live only into his or her 40s? Eating better and learning how to keep ourselves and our environment clean played a role, but medical research using laboratory animals was a vital factor driving this incredible progress.
Learn More about Medical Research with Animals >> Advances
in Colorectal Cancer Research
 Cancers of the colon and
rectum, also known as colorectal cancers, are the third most
commonly diagnosed cancers among men and women in the United
States and the second leading cause of cancer death in this country.
In 2010, it is estimated that more than 140,000 Americans will
be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and more than 50,000 will
die of the disease.
Learn More about Colorectal Cancer Research >> Advances
in HIV/AIDS Research
 Over the past several decades,
researchers have learned a lot about the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) and the disease it causes, acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS). But still more research is needed to help the
millions of people whose health continues to be threatened by
the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Learn More about HIV\AIDS Research >> Advances
in Medical Imaging
 NIH has an entire institute,
the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
(NIBIB), devoted to developing new imaging devices and other
leading edge technologies. Another NIH institute, the National
Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), supports many
basic researchers who use imaging as a tool to understand life
processes – understanding that lays the foundation for health
advances.
Learn More about Advances in Medical Imaging >> Nanotechnology
at NIH
 Nanotechnology is defined
as the understanding and control of matter at dimensions of roughly
1 to 100 nanometers, a scale at which unique properties of materials
emerge that can be used to develop novel technologies and products.
Learn More about Nanotechnology at NIH >> Research
Riddle Resolved
 18th-century stories of
the strange appearance and behavior of this mystery creature,
now known as the duck-billed platypus, left naturalists mystified
as to what could fit its seemingly catch-all characteristics.
We now know that the platypus is a monotreme, an ancient type
of mammal that lays eggs.
Learn More about this Research Riddle Resolved >> Selected
Research Highlights of 2010
 NIH has about 6,000 staff scientists and supports more than 325,000 researchers at more than 3,000 institutions in the United States and around the world. Here's just a small sampling of the accomplishments made by NIH-supported scientists in 2010.
Learn More about Research Highlights of 2010 >> Stem
Cell Research
 Studying stem cells will
help us understand how they transform into the dazzling array
of specialized cells that make us what we are. Some of the most
serious medical conditions, such as cancer and birth defects,
are due to problems that occur somewhere in this process. A better
understanding of normal cell development will allow us to understand
and perhaps correct the errors that cause these medical conditions.
Learn More about Stem Cell Research >> This page was last reviewed on
January 11, 2011
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