Medicare, Vitamin D shrinks fibroid tumors in rats
Treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats predisposed to developing the benign tumors, reported researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Medicare, Visit the USA.gov Blog
Visit the USA.gov Blog and you’ll discover useful, timely, and interesting government information and services. Here’s what readers are saying about the blog: “uses language the average person can understand”; “concise and trusted information”; “knowledgeable answers to government related questions.”
Medicare, International voice in human subjects protections named NIH Clinical Center bioethics chief
Christine Grady, Ph.D., was recently named chief of the Department of Bioethics of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center.
Medicare, International voice in human subjects protections named NIH Clinical Center bioethics chief
Christine Grady, Ph.D., was recently named chief of the Department of Bioethics of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center.
Researchers extend use of gene therapy to treat a soft tissue tumor
Researchers extend use of gene therapy to treat a soft tissue tumor
Cells’ energy factories linked to damaging inflammation
Scientists have discovered that molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by the energy factories, or mitochondria, in cells, may play a role in a rare inherited disorder in which uncontrolled inflammation damages the body’s tissues. Their research in human and mouse cells suggests that blocking these molecules could reduce inflammation in TNF receptor-associated periodic … Read more
E-file Your Taxes This Year
Do you file your federal taxes electronically, or are you still using the paper forms? The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) says that almost 100 million taxpayers e-filed their taxes last year. Even I’m surprised that many of us e-file. There are three ways to e-file: Free File – You can go to IRS.gov and use … Read more
Level of tumor protein indicates chances cancer will spread
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Hong Kong have discovered that high levels of a particular protein in cancer cells are a reliable indicator that a cancer will spread.
Summit to focus on management of radiation dose in computerized tomography
Members of the media are invited to attend a National Institutes of Health conference focused on transforming computed tomography (CT) technology and its use to achieve minimal public health risks from radiation exposure. A specific goal of this conference is to identify the technological steps and associated research required to reduce the radiation dose from … Read more
Researchers identify genetic cause of new vascular disease
Clinical researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) have identified the genetic cause of a rare and debilitating vascular disorder not previously explained in the medical literature. The adult-onset condition is associated with progressive and painful arterial calcification affecting the lower extremities, yet spares patients’ coronary arteries. The new disease finding … Read more