Month: September 2012

Learn About Financial Aid for College: If you’re planning for college, learn more about financial aid and find out how the government can help.

What To Do If You’re A Victim of Identity Theft Video description The immediate steps a victim should take to limit the damage caused by an identity thief. Video transcript NARRATOR: What to do if you are a victim of identity theft? If your identity’s been stolen, the FTC is the right place to learn … Read more

If you had only a few moments to evacuate your home and could not return for several days or even weeks, would you have access to cash, banking services and the personal identification you need to conduct your day-to-day financial life? The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) offers these tips to make sure you’re financially … Read more

Christopher P. Austin, M.D., will serve as director of the NIH’s newest center, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., made the announcement at the inaugural meetings of the NCATS Advisory Council and Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) Review Board. Austin will succeed NCATS Acting … Read more

Grants of almost $19 million will help to develop technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today.

sixth grader is tested to see if she has what it takes to be a forest firefighter in a United States Forest Service class for school kids in Oregon. Photo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health will complete a major reorganization to accommodate broad changes in its mission, Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI’s director, announced today. The reorganization will become effective on Oct. 1, 2012, the start of the 2013 fiscal year.

Researchers have identified potential therapeutic targets in lung squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form of lung cancer. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network study that appeared online Sept. 9, 2012, and in print Sept. 27, 2012, in the journal Nature, comprehensively characterized the lung squamous cell carcinoma genome. The study found a … Read more

Dr. Insel provides context for a new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention being released on World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day

Tight blood sugar control in infants and children undergoing heart surgery does not lower the risk of infection or improve recovery, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Researchers have demonstrated that a refined gene therapy approach safely restores the immune systems of some children with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). The rare condition blocks the normal development of a newborn’s immune system, leaving the child susceptible to every passing microbe. Children with SCID experience chronic infections, which usually triggers the diagnosis. Their lifespan … Read more

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