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A statement from the NIH Director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., on the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients

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Eighteen NIH grantees and two intramural scientists have been selected by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to be among this year’s 120 researchers to receive this presidential award, the nation’s highest honor for scientists at the beginning of their professional careers.

Your Turn: Airport Screening

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Just in time for the holiday travel season, the Transportation Security Administration has come under fire about whether its Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machines store images, its pat-down procedures for toddlers are too harsh and many other concerns about airport screening. In response, TSA’s Administrator John S. Pistole has released a statement and TSA’s Blogger … Read more

Medicare, NIH adds first images to major research database

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Medicare, NIH adds first images to major research database: The National Institutes of Health has expanded a genetic and clinical research database to give researchers access to the first digital study images. The National Eye Institute (NEI), in collaboration with the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), has made available more than 72,000 lens photographs … Read more

Medicare, Very low birthweight Down syndrome infants at high risk for heart, lung disorders

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Very low birthweight Down syndrome infants are at higher risk for disorders of the heart and lungs than are very low birthweight infants who do not have a chromosomal variation, according to a study by a National Institutes of Health research network.

Medicare, Daily hemodialysis helps protect kidney patients’ hearts

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Frequent hemodialysis improved left ventricular mass (heart size) and self-reported physical health compared to conventional hemodialysis for kidney failure, according to the Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) Daily Trial funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Results were published online Nov. 20, 2010, in the New England Journal … Read more

First ladies join The Heart Truth to raise women’s heart disease awareness

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The Heart Truth campaign to raise awareness about women’s heart disease takes the spotlight at The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, where The Heart Truth Founding Ambassador Laura Bush recently unveiled the latest installment of the First Ladies Red Dress Collection. The exhibit features red dresses and suits on loan from the presidential libraries … Read more

Weekly Picks 11/27

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I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I ate so much I still feel as big as one of those Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. With Thanksgiving over, it’s time to get down to the serious business of getting ready for the winter Holidays. Check out our Holiday page. It features links to tips … Read more

Black Friday 2010

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I actually have some Facebook friends who have posted that they are finished with Christmas shopping already! Are they kidding? If I posted that sort of thing, my sisters would definitely be duct taping me to a chair, asking “What have you done with our sister?” and checking to see if there is an empty, … Read more

Medicare Findings of NIH Clinical Center nursing initiative presented at pre-conference

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NIH Clinical Center Nursing and Patient Care Services will host a pre-conference, Clinical Research Nursing (CRN) 2010: Nursing Practice at America’s Research Hospital, and co-host the Second-Annual International Association of Clinical Research Nurses (IACRN) Conference. The events focus on the specialty of clinical research nursing. Members of the press are invited to attend both at … Read more

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Thanksgiving GovGab Readers! Here at GovGab we’ve tried to give you all the information you need to make this Thanksgiving great. We’ve shared recipe ideas, tips for making your holiday travel less stressful and some pointers on Black Friday shopping. I hope by now you’ve safely made it to your destination so you can … Read more

Medicare Mouse study shows effect of blood pressure drug on Alzheimer’s disease

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A drug used decades ago to treat high blood pressure has been shown to improve learning and memory in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study found that the drug, diazoxide, acted on nerve … Read more