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With eye-catching models, interactive displays and engaging elements, the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition is going on tour after having completed a 14-month engagement at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington. http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2014/nhgri-26.htm
Photo: With eye-catching models, interactive displays and engaging elements, the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition is going on tour after having completed a 14-month engagement at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington. http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2014/nhgri-26.htm
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This image beautifully illuminates the eye’s complexity, on a cellular level—showing how these cells are arranged and wired together to facilitate sight. Learn more from the Director's blog: http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/09/11/snapshots-of-life-behold-the-beauty-of-the-eye/
Photo: This image beautifully illuminates the eye’s complexity, on a cellular level—showing how these cells are arranged and wired together to facilitate sight. Learn more from the Director's blog: http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/09/11/snapshots-of-life-behold-the-beauty-of-the-eye/
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People who are obese may be more susceptible to environmental food cues than their lean counterparts due to differences in brain chemistry that make eating more habitual and less rewarding, according to a National Institutes of Health study published in Molecular Psychiatry: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2014/niddk-09.htm
Photo: People who are obese may be more susceptible to environmental food cues than their lean counterparts due to differences in brain chemistry that make eating more habitual and less rewarding, according to a National Institutes of Health study published in Molecular Psychiatry: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2014/niddk-09.htm
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September 9
As many as one in five U.S. teenagers experience an episode of major depression by the time they turn 18. Sadly, #depression among #teens often goes unrecognized, increasing the risk of #suicide, substance abuse, and many other problems. Even among those who are diagnosed, few receive proper treatment. But now there’s a ray of hope: http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/09/09/team-approach-helps-teen-depression/
Photo: As many as one in five U.S. teenagers experience an episode of major depression by the time they turn 18. Sadly, #depression among #teens often goes unrecognized, increasing the risk of #suicide, substance abuse, and many other problems. Even among those who are diagnosed, few receive proper treatment. But now there’s a ray of hope: http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/09/09/team-approach-helps-teen-depression/
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September 7
Do you know how to spot aggressive behavior? Do you know what to do once you do recognize it? Understand what constitutes the different types of bullying and what you can do about them from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/bullying/conditioninfo/Pages/default.aspx
Photo: Do you know how to spot aggressive behavior? Do you know what to do once you do recognize it? Understand what constitutes the different types of bullying and what you can do about them from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/bullying/conditioninfo/Pages/default.aspx
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September 5
September 9th is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day, a reminder that all nine months of pregnancy should be alcohol-free for the health of your child: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2014/niaaa-03.htm
Photo: September 9th is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day, a reminder that all nine months of pregnancy should be alcohol-free for the health of your child: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2014/niaaa-03.htm
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September 4
Today, on the NIH Director's blog: Created by researchers at The Rockefeller University, this song-and-dance routine provides an entertaining—and informative—look at how #bloodclots form, their role in causing #heartattacks, and what approaches are being tried to break up these clots: http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/09/04/cool-videos-blood-clots/
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September 2
Learn about using genomics to follow the path of Ebola from the Director's Blog: http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/09/02/using-genomics-to-follow-the-path-of-ebola/

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of filamentous Ebola virus particles (blue) budding from a chronically infected VERO E6 cell (yellow-green) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Photo: Learn about using genomics to follow the path of Ebola from the Director's Blog: http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/09/02/using-genomics-to-follow-the-path-of-ebola/ Colorized scanning electron micrograph of filamentous Ebola virus particles (blue) budding from a chronically infected VERO E6 cell (yellow-green) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
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August 29
From the NIH Record: Owing to the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to consolidate its operations, FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and Center for Drugs Evaluation and Research (CDER)—vestiges of which have lain at the heart of NIH’s campus for 73 years—will abandon the Bldg. 29 complex this summer.
FDA Exits Campus This Summer After 73 Years - The NIH Record - August 29, 2014
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August 28
National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced that next week it will begin a phase 1 clinical trial of an #Ebola #vaccine co-developed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and GlaxoSmithKline to test sa...fety and immune response in healthy volunteers. The trial has been expedited in response to the ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. It is not a treatment, but a vaccine intended to prevent healthy people from contracting the disease. See More
NIH to Launch Human Safety Study of Ebola Vaccine Candidate
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Trial is First in Series of Accelerated Safety Studies of Ebola Vaccines
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August 27
National Institutes of Health (NIH) just announced a final policy to encourage and guide broad sharing of non-human and human #genomic #data among researchers, while protecting the privacy of #research participants. Data sharing is critical for speeding #biomedical advances for patients: http://1.usa.gov/1qhjn4k
Photo: National Institutes of Health (NIH) just announced a final policy to encourage and guide broad sharing of non-human and human #genomic #data among researchers, while protecting the privacy of #research participants. Data sharing is critical for speeding #biomedical advances for patients: http://1.usa.gov/1qhjn4k
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August 26
From the Director's Blog: One of the biggest challenges in biomedical research today is breaking down the barriers that slow the translation of new scientific discoveries into treatments and cures. Today’s video drives home that point through a parody of the Emmy Award-winning TV series, “Breaking Bad.” More: http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/08/26/cool-videos-clinical-and-translational-science/
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August 24
Test reliably detects inherited immune deficiency in newborns: NIH-supported study suggests that early diagnosis of severe combined immunodeficiency leads to high survival rates. Read the news release: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2014/niaid-20.htm
Photo: Test reliably detects inherited immune deficiency in newborns: NIH-supported study suggests that early diagnosis of severe combined immunodeficiency leads to high survival rates. Read the news release: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2014/niaid-20.htm
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August 22
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is challenging science innovators to compete for prizes totaling up to $500,000, by developing new ways to track the health status of a single cell in complex tissue over time. Read the news release here: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2014/nimh-21.htm
Photo: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is challenging science innovators to compete for prizes totaling up to $500,000, by developing new ways to track the health status of a single cell in complex tissue over time. Read the news release here: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2014/nimh-21.htm
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August 21
From the Director's Blog: Who says biomedical scientists always have to work indoors? The next installment in our mini-film fest proves otherwise, offering a close-up look at some medicinal chemists who are busy carrying out their research in warm waters off the Florida Keys. Keep reading: http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2014/08/21/cool-videos-therapies-from-the-sea/
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