Improving Diagnosis Through Precision Medicine
Dr. Insel describes how precision medicine may put us on the path to better diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Medicare: COPD awareness continues to rise, new NIH survey finds
Awareness of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), the nation’s third leading killer, continues to rise in the United States, according to the results of a Web-based survey released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.
Medicare: Cholesterol levels elevated in toddlers taking anti-HIV drugs
Toddlers receiving anti-HIV drugs have higher cholesterol levels, on average, than do their peers who do not have HIV, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.
Medicare: Researchers identify key proteins of inner ear transduction channel
National Institutes of Health-funded researchers have identified two proteins that may be the key components of the long-sought after mechanotransduction channel in the inner ear — the place where the mechanical stimulation of sound waves is transformed into electrical signals that the brain recognizes as sound.
Medicare: Veterans Affairs Blog
The VAntage Point blog provides a forum for veterans, service members, and their spouses and children to learn about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Medicare: Alzheimer’s Awareness
About 5 million Americans are estimated to have Alzheimer’s disease, an irreversible, progressive brain disease. Information about the disease, support groups, services, research studies, and useful publications are available to you.
Medicare: Discontinues Tenofovir Vaginal Gel in ‘VOICE’ HIV Prevention Study
A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an antiretroviral-containing oral tablet or vaginal gel can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the gel, an investigational microbicide, was not effective among study participants.
Commissioned Census Bureau report describes oldest Americans
In 1980, there were 720,000 people aged 90 and older in the United States. In 2010, there were 1.9 million people aged 90 and older; by 2050, the ranks of people 90 and older may reach 9 million, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau, commissioned by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) … Read more
Undergraduate design challenge focuses on technology solutions in health care
A competition for undergraduate students to foster the design and development of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic devices, and technologies to aid underserved populations and the disabled is being sponsored by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Medicare: Grantees rebut theory that seasonal flu strains originate in tropical regions
Influenza researchers have found that flu strains migrate back and forth between different regions of the world, evolving along the way. This is contrary to the common belief that flu strains from the tropics are the source of global seasonal epidemics.
Medicare Card and Social Security Card Number Information 2011
Will my Medicare Part B premiums increase in 2011? Most Medicare beneficiaries will continue to pay the same $96.40 or $110.50 Part B premium amount in 2011. Beneficiaries who currently have the Social Security Administration (SSA) withhold their Part B premium and have incomes of $85,000 or less ($170,000 or less for joint filers) will … Read more
Medicare: Independent panel to present findings on role of active surveillance in the management of localized prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men in the United States. It is estimated that in 2010, approximately 32,000 American men died of prostate cancer and 218,000 were newly diagnosed with the disease.
Intervention Shows Promise in Treating Depression Among Preschoolers
A new psychosocial approach shows promise in helping preschoolers with symptoms of depression function better and learn to regulate their emotions, according to an NIMH-funded study published online ahead of print October 31, 2011, in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
Neuroscience Advances Showcased in Washington
Dr. Insel reflects on an exciting neuroscience conference where an increasing interest in neuropsychiatric disorders was evident.
Study of youth to seek origins of heart disease among African-Americans
Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health are undertaking a preliminary study to identify the early origins of heart disease among African-Americans. The new feasibility study will enroll children and grand children of participants taking part in the largest study of heart disease risk factors among African-American adults, the Jackson Heart Study (JHS), in … Read more
Test Your Flu I.Q.
Seasonal flu is a serious disease that kills an average of 23,600 people each year. Do you think you know all there is to know about the flu? Take the flu I.Q. quiz and find out.
Mammography Awareness
The Pink Ribbon Sunday Program provides free resources to help educate the women in your church and community about the importance of mammography.