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Medicare Card, Scientists Don’t Know What Causes Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

An experimental vaccine to prevent the mosquito-borne viral illness chikungunya elicited neutralizing antibodies in all 25 adult volunteers who participated in a recent early-stage clinical trial conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The results are reported in the current issue of … Read more

One of the best tools for planning a secure retirement is waiting for you at www.socialsecurity.gov: a my Social Security account. When you create your personal my Social Security online account, you will be able to get your online Social Security Statement, review your lifetime earnings history (and catch any errors while it is easier … Read more

The Adjuvant Lung Cancer Enrichment Marker Identification and Sequencing Trials, or ALCHEMIST, was launched today to identify early-stage lung cancer patients with tumors that harbor certain uncommon genetic changes and evaluate whether drug treatments targeted against those changes can lead to improved survival.

Medicare Card, Suspect Gene Corrupts Neural Connections

Spending 15 minutes a day listening and talking with your child can help build the foundation for a strong relationship and provide reassurance that he/she can come to you with a problem. It can also help your child recognize and respond to bullying. KnowBullying, a new mobile app by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health … Read more

Medicare Card, NIH funds robots to assist people with disabilities

Medicare Card, Prevent Bed Bugs from Infesting Your Home

Medicare Card, Monthly blood transfusions reduce sickle cell anemia-related brain injury in children

Medicare Card, What to do if Someone Steals Your Identity

John F. Kennedy at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice while on a trip to Europe with LeMoyne Billings in August 1937. From the JFK Library

Medicare Card, Who Gets Skin Cancer, and Why

A good night’s rest may literally clear the mind. Using mice, researchers showed for the first time that the space between brain cells may increase during sleep, allowing the brain to flush out toxins that build up during waking hours. These results suggest a new role for sleep in health and disease. The study was … Read more

Medicare Card, Tanning gene linked to increased risk of testicular cancer

Medicare Card, Large study to examine if vitamin D prevents diabetes

NIH scientists find unusual method that may alter tumor growth.  Scientists have identified two unlikely partners in a type of immune cell called a macrophage that work together in response to cancer drugs to increase inflammation in a way that may alter tumor growth. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health published the study in … Read more

Medicare Card, How Smoking Effects Your Lungs