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National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases News Releases from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDA Announces Recipients of New Avant-Garde Award for Innovative HIV/AIDS Re... 5 Sep 2008 at 1:35pm The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells. Researchers supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, found an association between the disorder and variation in two genes that make components of channels that manage the flow of the elements into and out of cells, including neurons. Study Reveals Link Between Apobec3 Gene and Neutralizing Antibody Response to... 4 Sep 2008 at 6:05pm Scientists have uncovered new evidence that strengthens the link between a host-cell gene called Apobec3 and the production of neutralizing antibodies to retroviruses. Published in the Sept. 5 issue of "Science," the finding adds a new dimension to the set of possible explanations for why most people who are infected with HIV do not make neutralizing antibodies that effectively fight the virus. The Cancer Genome Atlas Reports First Results Of Comprehensive Study of Brain... 4 Sep 2008 at 6:05pm The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network, a collaborative effort funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today reported the first results of its large-scale, comprehensive study of the most common form of brain cancer, glioblastoma (GBM). In a paper published Sept. 4, 2008, in the advance online edition of the journal "Nature," the TCGA team describes the discovery of new genetic mutations and other types of DNA alterations with potential implications for the diagnosis and treatment of GBM. NTP Finalizes Report on Bisphenol A Current human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in many polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, is of"some concern" for effects on development of the prostate gland and brain and for behavioral effects in fetuses, infants and children, according to a final report released today by the National Toxicology Program (NTP). NIH Awards First EUREKA Grants for Exceptionally Innovative Research 3 Sep 2008 at 1:15pm The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $42.2 million to fund 38 exceptionally innovative research projects that could have an extraordinarily significant impact on many areas of science. The grants, the first made in a new program called EUREKA (for Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration), help investigators test novel, often unconventional hypotheses or tackle major methodological or technical challenges. NIH Funds Nine Centers to Speed Application of Powerful New Research Approach 2 Sep 2008 at 1:30pm The funding of a network of nine centers across the country that will use high tech screening methods to identify small molecules for use as probes to investigate the diverse functions of cells was announced today by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The network -- funded at approximately $70 million annually over the four-year production phase -- is designed to increase the pace of development and use of chemical (small molecule) probes, which have become invaluable tools for exploring biologic processes and for developing new therapies for disease. Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Lead to Obesity, NIH Study of Rare Disorder ... 27 Aug 2008 at 1:30pm A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic condition. Common Treatment to Delay Labor Decreases Preterm Infants' Risk for Cerebral ... 27 Aug 2008 at 1:30pm Preterm infants born to mothers receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate -- a common treatment to delay labor -- are less likely to develop cerebral palsy than are preterm infants whose mothers do not receive it, report researchers in a large National Institutes of Health research network. NHGRI Seeks DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medica... 20 Aug 2008 at 3:45pm The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today awarded more than $20 million in grants to develop innovative sequencing technologies inexpensive and efficient enough to sequence a person's DNA as a routine part of biomedical research and health care. Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic 19 Aug 2008 at 1:00pm The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Instead, most victims succumbed to bacterial pneumonia following influenza virus infection. The pneumonia was caused when bacteria that normally inhabit the nose and throat invaded the lungs along a pathway created when the virus destroyed the cells that line the bronchial tubes and lungs. Newsfeed display by CaRP