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150th Commemoration of the American Civil War
Learn about the American Civil War through a commemorative website from the National Park Service. You’ll find a timeline of events leading up to the war; a series of articles about issues surrounding the conflict; and a tool for looking up Civil War soldiers, regiments, battles, and more.
Drug boosts growth factor to jump-start rapid antidepressant response
A study in mice has pinpointed a pivotal new player in triggering the rapid antidepressant response produced by ketamine. By deactivating a little-known enzyme, the drug takes the brakes off rapid synthesis of a key growth factor thought to lift depression, say researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Visit National Parks and Recreation Areas
If you like to hike, fish, camp, or generally enjoy the great outdoors, visit one of America’s national parks or recreation areas this summer!
FREE USA.gov App Available in iTunes
USA.gov now offers a FREE app for your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. Use the app to search federal, state, and local government, and to contact your government by phone or e-mail.
Men’s Health Week
Men’s Health Week is a good reminder to get preventive care and screenings and to pursue medical treatment when experiencing symptoms.
Key step identified in Legionnaire’s disease infection process
NIH researchers have uncovered a key step in the biochemical sequence the bacterium which causes Legionnaire’s disease uses to reproduce inside the cells it infects.
Difficulty estimating quantity linked to math learning disability
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered that the innate ability to estimate quantities is impaired in children who have a math learning disability.
Key step identified in Legionnaire’s disease infection process
NIH researchers have uncovered a key step in the biochemical sequence the bacterium which causes Legionnaire’s disease uses to reproduce inside the cells it infects.
Medicare Card, Comparable effectiveness shown for two common sudden deafness treatments
Direct injection of steroids into the middle ear for the treatment of sudden deafness was shown to be no more or less effective than oral steroids in restoring hearing levels in a large comparison study of patients. The study results appear in the May 25, 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. … Read more
Scientists find genetic basis for key parasite function in malaria
Snug inside a human red blood cell, the malaria parasite hides from the immune system and fuels its growth by digesting hemoglobin, the cell’s main protein. The parasite, however, must obtain additional nutrients from the bloodstream via tiny pores in the cell membrane. Now, investigators from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), … Read more
Clinical trial stopped on combination cholesterol treatment
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial studying a blood lipid treatment 18 months earlier than planned. The trial found that adding high dose, extended-release niacin to statin treatment in people with heart and vascular disease, did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular … Read more
Medicare Card, Study shows 19 percent of young adults have high blood pressure
Roughly 19 percent of young adults may have high blood pressure, according to an analysis of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), which is supported by the National Institutes of Health.