• Direct NIH institutes and centers to independently develop and deploy new research programs with faster funding timelines. (fas.org)
  • Translating results of an efficacy trial conducted largely in academic medical centers into routine community practice may be challenging. (cdc.gov)
  • With a grant and under direction of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and in partnership with the Georgia and Michigan state health departments, investigators from Emory University and the University of Michigan led this landmark epidemiology study to include blacks and whites of all ages. (minoritynurse.com)
  • This FOA will utilize the Research Project Cooperative Agreements (U01) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with an FOA of identical scientific scope, PAR-10-181 , that encourages applications for CounterACT Research Centers of Excellence (U54). (nih.gov)
  • NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (nih.gov)
  • Wayne Boatwright is Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Hackensack Meridian Health, where he leads the company's diversity initiative for 16 hospitals, including three academic medical centers, two children's hospitals and nine community hospitals, two rehabilitation hospitals, more than 450 patient care sites and physician offices. (stockton.edu)
  • The Centers for Disease Control in recent congressional testimony has attempted to set forth some basic general findings upon which it contends there is general agreement. (floridabar.org)
  • I'm Commander Ibad Khan, and I'm representing the Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity, COCA with the Emergency Risk Communication Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The present trial, known as PADN-CFDA , was conducted at 11 centers in China between January 2018 and June 2021. (medscape.com)
  • There are substantial racial disparities in the burden of lupus, according to initial data from the largest and most far-reaching epidemiology study ever conducted on the disease lupus and published recently in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism . (minoritynurse.com)
  • 4 Department of Genetic Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, Regensburg 93053, Germany. (nih.gov)
  • 27 Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, Heidelberg 69120, Germany. (nih.gov)
  • 30 Unit of Genetic Epidemiology and Bioinformatics, Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, PO Box 30001, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands. (nih.gov)
  • A total of 9,029 TB cases were reported in the United States in 2018 according to preliminary data from the CDC National TB Surveillance System. (cdc.gov)
  • NIEHS is committed to conducting the most rigorous research in environmental health sciences, and to communicating the results of this research to the public. (nih.gov)
  • NIEHS offers a broad range of job opportunities, career enhancement programs, and research training grants and programs in environmental health sciences and administration. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is expanding and accelerating its contributions to scientific knowledge of human health and the environment, and to the health and well-being of people everywhere. (nih.gov)
  • We've identified a mechanism by which a brain hormone controls production of inflammatory cells in the bone marrow in a way that helps protect the blood vessels from damage," explained Filip Swirski, Ph.D., the study's lead author who also is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. (nih.gov)
  • Margarita Alegria, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, discussed three opportunities for NIDA to transform its research on disparities in treatment services: (1) Take SUD treatment where and when people of color need it, how it best serves them, and in a way that allows them to co-create their goals. (nih.gov)
  • Harvard Medical School, Boston (M.D. (nih.gov)
  • NIEHS intramural scientists have defined descriptive terms of particular relevance to their own research, and have ranked those terms accordingly. (nih.gov)
  • NIEHS research uses state-of-the-art science and technology to investigate the interplay between environmental exposures, human biology, genetics, and common diseases to help prevent disease and improve human health. (nih.gov)
  • These meetings are listed in the NIEHS Events Calendar and are open to the general public. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has a comprehensive research program aimed at preventing work-related MSDs with major efforts to reduce lifting injuries in healthcare settings. (cdc.gov)
  • DATE: May 27, 1994 FROM: Back Belt Working Group SUBJECT: Conclusions/Recommendations on the Use of Back Belts to Prevent Work-Related Back Injuries TO: Linda Rosenstock, M.D., M.P.H. Director, NIOSH Through: Richard A. Lemen, Ph.D. _____ _____ (D35) In the Autumn of 1992, the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) formed a Working Group to review the scientific literature related to back belts. (cdc.gov)
  • The coding was done by CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (cdc.gov)
  • The objective of this study was to quantify the TOL for five categories of devices: SMs, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Approved N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) without exhalation valves, NIOSH Approved N95 FFRs with exhalation valves (N95 FFRV), NIOSH Approved elastomeric half-mask respirators (EHMRs) with exhalation valves, and NIOSH Approved EHMRs with an SM covering the exhalation valve (EHMRSM). (bvsalud.org)
  • He became dean of the Faculty of Medicine in 1830 and reorganized the medical school, raised educational requirements for admission, and instituted more rigorous examination procedures. (benjaminbarber.org)
  • Aligned with the overall NIH efforts to address this important issue, in June 2020, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) formed its Racial Equity Initiative (the Initiative or REI). (nih.gov)
  • As our nursing workforce ages (average age 46.8 years) and we face a critical nursing shortage in this country (an expected 20% shortage by 2015 and 30% by 2020), preserving the health of our nursing staff and reducing back injuries in healthcare personnel is critical. (cdc.gov)
  • 1,2 Children aged strains for seasonal flu vaccination. (who.int)
  • clinical nutrition as a specialty goes here HN - 2008 BX - Nutrition FX - Diet FX - Food DH - Child Nutrition DI - 052504 MN - SP6.021.062 MS - Nutrition of children aged 2-10 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • During 2012-2013, an estimated annual average of 6.1 million physician office visits were made by children aged 4-17 years with a primary diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). (cdc.gov)
  • The ADHD visit rate among children aged 4-17 years was more than twice as high for boys (147 per 1,000 boys) as for girls (62 per 1,000 girls). (cdc.gov)
  • Central nervous system stimulant medications were provided, prescribed, or continued at about 80% of ADHD visits among children aged 4-17 years. (cdc.gov)
  • Among ADHD visits by children aged 4-17 years, 29% included a diagnostic code for an additional mental health disorder. (cdc.gov)
  • A total of 48% of visits for ADHD by children aged 4-17 years were with pediatricians, 36% were with psychiatrists, and 12% were with general and family practitioners. (cdc.gov)
  • This report describes the rate and characteristics of physician office visits by children aged 4-17 years with a primary diagnosis of ADHD. (cdc.gov)
  • The visit rate for ADHD was 105 per 1,000 children aged 4-17 years, and was similar for children aged 4-12 years and 13-17 years: 108 per 1,000 children and 99 per 1,000 children, respectively ( Figure 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The visit rate for ADHD was higher for boys than for girls among children aged 4-17 years (147 per 1,000 boys compared with 62 per 1,000 girls).The difference was observed within both age groups evaluated: for children aged 4-12 years (156 per 1,000 boys compared with 59 per 1,000 girls) and for children aged 13-17 years (130 per 1,000 boys compared with 67 per 1,000 girls). (cdc.gov)
  • CNS stimulant medications were mentioned (i.e., provided, prescribed, or continued) at 80% of ADHD visits by children aged 4-12 years and 81% of ADHD visits by children aged 13-17 years ( Figure 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Dr. Emerald T. Nguyen serves as a Social and Behavioral Science Administrator in the Population and Social Processes (PSP) Branch within the Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). (nih.gov)
  • Face-to-face behavioral lifestyle interventions are conducted to positively change PA behavior in order to control weight [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The NIA leads the federal effort supporting and conducting research on aging and the medical, social and behavioral issues of older people. (nih.gov)
  • 23 Centre for Medical Systems Biology Leiden, Dr Molewaterplein 50, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, The Netherlands. (nih.gov)
  • I have worked in the Specialist Cardiomyopathy Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital since February 2014, and am currently undergoing training in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) interpretation under the supervision of Professor Ntobeko Ntusi at Groote Schuur Hospital and am part of the CMR research team at the Cape Universities Body Imaging Centre (CUBIC). (world-heart-federation.org)
  • World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Royal Melbourne Hospital, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia. (who.int)
  • The study, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, will appear in the journal Nature . (nih.gov)
  • Dr. Olivier's research focuses on bronchiectasis , a condition that damages the body's ability to clear mucus from the airways and increases risk of severe lung infections by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), which commonly are found in wet environments such as streams, rivers, and marshes. (nih.gov)
  • Dr. Olivier's experiences in evaluating and managing large patient cohorts enrolled in bronchiectasis and mycobacterial natural history protocols, as well as his efforts to foster research partnerships with industry, have allowed assessment of novel therapeutic approaches for treating refractory NTM lung disease, such aerosolized liposomal amikacin for inhalation. (nih.gov)
  • On the basis of results from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), national guidelines now recommend using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) to screen high-risk smokers for lung cancer. (cdc.gov)
  • The interviews, conducted from February through September 2014, focused on providers' tobacco cessation efforts, lung cancer screening practices, perceptions of NLST and screening guidelines, and attitudes about informed decision making for cancer screening. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) showed that lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) significantly reduced lung cancer deaths among heavy smokers compared with screening with chest x-ray (1). (cdc.gov)
  • This FOA will utilize the STTR (R41/R42) grant mechanisms for Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track applications and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-08-110 , that encourages applications under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) (R43/R44) grant mechanisms. (nih.gov)
  • On February 16 and 17, 2021, the Research Gaps and Opportunities Workgroup (RGO WG) of the NIDA Racial Equity Initiative (the Initiative or REI) convened a virtual meeting to discuss research gaps on racial inequities in substance use and addiction. (nih.gov)
  • Research on other critical health challenges like aging, the opioid epidemic, and pandemic preparedness deserves similar urgency. (fas.org)
  • Purpose The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) aims to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis by supporting the development of therapies and technologies directed at enhanced pain management through the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. (sbir.gov)
  • Background This FOA is part of the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative-an aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis. (sbir.gov)
  • Examples of promising alternative models exist: in the last two years, private "fast science funding" initiatives such as Fast Grants and Impetus Grants have delivered breakthroughs in responding to the coronavirus pandemic and aging research on days to one-month timelines, significantly faster than the yearly NIH funding cycles. (fas.org)
  • Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov ( http://www.grants.gov ) using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide. (nih.gov)
  • As part of the Department of Health and Human Services' implementation of e-Government the NIH will gradually transition each research grant mechanism to electronic submission through Grants.gov and the use of the SF 424 Research and Related (R&R) forms. (nih.gov)
  • As university budgets shrink and external funding sources becoming more competitive, the ability to write successful research grants is more important than ever. (nyas.org)
  • In about 10 years, the United States will have more seniors (people aged 65+) than children. (fas.org)
  • New disease treatments may help, but it often takes years to translate the results of basic research into approved drugs. (fas.org)
  • Approximately 21 % and 35 % of the population older than 20 years of age are obese in Western Europe and in the US, respectively [ 2 , 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • They also identified environmental and atmospheric factors associated with NTM disease in high-risk populations such as people with cystic fibrosis and people age 65 years and older. (nih.gov)
  • Four years later, he was made professor of medical chemistry. (benjaminbarber.org)
  • NIDA has committed to allocate $100 million over the next 10 years to funding opportunities related to advancing racial equity in addiction science. (nih.gov)
  • Awarded "Outstanding Student Chapter" by the National Board for four years in a row, Purdue AIChE has led the way when it comes to student development and networking. (purdue.edu)
  • Participants 479 856 adults aged 18 years or older. (bmj.com)
  • As Angell notes, the provision of money and other valuables by pharmaceutical companies to medical schools, medical societies, and individual physicians has been widely accepted for many years. (nybooks.com)
  • The participating Institutes intend to commit an average of $6 million per year in Fiscal Years 2011, 2012, and 2013 to fund new and/or competing renewal awards. (nih.gov)
  • UNIDO's governing body, the General Conference, meets every two years and determines policy and approves the budget. (britannica.com)
  • Main outcome measures Main outcome measures were age-specific (40-69 years) cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality. (bmj.com)
  • For many years he evangelized in Canton Province, establishing schools and providing medical assistance to the Chinese when he could. (calflora.net)
  • Although the incidence of influenza- associated ILI and SARI was lowest for people aged 65 years, the mortality rate due to pneumonia and SARI (1.2-5.1 per 100 000) was higher than that for those aged 15-64 years. (who.int)
  • Sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess the extent to which our results were dependent on assumptions related to program effectiveness, projected years, discount rates, and costs. (cdc.gov)
  • Adults over the age of 50 with diabetes are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and have decreased life expectancy of 7.5 to 8.2 years compared with those without diabetes (2). (cdc.gov)
  • The Global Country of World Peace offers the complete knowledge of Natural Law available in Maharishi Vedic Science and Technology, which has been brought out to the world by His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi over the past 50 years. (globalcountry.org)
  • In NHANES 2009-2010 survey, the OCQ Questionnaire was administered to a full sample of survey participants 16+ years of age. (cdc.gov)
  • Participants 16 years of age were interviewed directly. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers enrolled 128 patients (mean age, 40.8 years) with World Health Organization group 1 PAH not taking any PAH-specific drugs for at least 30 days before randomization and assigned them to receive PADN or a sham procedure, plus either postprocedure sildenafil, 25 mg thrice daily, or tadalafil, 20 to 40 mg daily. (medscape.com)
  • AN - check the tag INFANT HN - 2008 FX - Child Nutrition FX - Infant Nutrition Physiology FX - Milk FX - Milk, Human DH - Adolescent Nutrition DI - 052508 MN - SP6.021.067 MS - Nutrition of persons 10 through 19 years of age. (bvsalud.org)
  • Four years of age was chosen as the lower limit because the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD begin at this age ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • No significant difference was observed in the mention of CNS stimulants for those aged 4-12 years compared with those aged 13-17 years. (cdc.gov)
  • The event will focus on the EPH workforce, leadership, practice, service delivery and science. (cdc.gov)
  • NIH Director, Dr. Francis S. Collins, issued a statement committing NIH to instituting new ways to support diversity, equity, and inclusion, and identifying and dismantling any policies and practices that may harm the science it supports and the biomedical workforce. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds some of the world's most innovative biomedical research, but rising administrative burden and extended wait times-even in crisis-have shown that its funding system is in desperate need of modernization. (fas.org)
  • During the early 1930s, the university consolidated its professional colleges - including pharmacy, medicine, dentistry and others - on the Near West Side, making Chicago home to one of the world's largest concentration of medical institutions. (uillinois.edu)
  • The 785-acre campus located in east-central Illinois includes architectural gems from the 1800s as well as high-tech buildings such as the Seibel Center and the Institute for Genomic Biology. (uillinois.edu)
  • Nearly all participants in the NLST were white, their socioeconomic status was higher than the general population, and they were adherent to recommended testing (1). (cdc.gov)
  • Back belts are also known as weight lifting devices, supports, or aids, and abdominal belts, which are primarily designed for use in the general population. (cdc.gov)
  • The Institute will allocate these funds to understand racial disparities and the impact of racism on substance use disorder (SUD) in general and health disparities in particular. (nih.gov)
  • Specifically, they offered recommendations for NIDA's REI Action Plan regarding synergies in health disparities and addiction research, research opportunities for SDOH and basic science, and best practices and ways to measure progress. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched an effort to identify and address structural racism in biomedical research through a new initiative called UNITE . (nih.gov)
  • As a PSP Program Official, she primarily oversees NIA's macro-social trends in aging portfolio. (nih.gov)
  • She served as the lead analyst on the NIH Common Fund Diversity Program Consortium and conducted a range of analyses and evaluations of NIGMS-supported programs. (nih.gov)
  • The purpose of Purdue AIAA is to: 1) Serve within its locality the purposes and program of the national AIAA 2) Create awareness of National AIAA conferences and opportunities. (purdue.edu)
  • NIOSH conducted a large field study to determine if an intervention consisting of mechanical equipment to lift physically dependent residents, training on the proper use of the lifts, a safe lifting policy, and a preexisting medical management program would reduce the rate and the associated costs of the resident handling injuries for the nursing personnel in a real world setting. (cdc.gov)
  • Based on the successes achieved in the long-term care industry, NIOSH is undertaking a six-year longitudinal research study to evaluate the effectiveness of a "best practices" safe patient handling program at two large acute-care hospitals in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • UNICEF, special program of the United Nations (UN) devoted to aiding national efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children. (britannica.com)
  • The main focus of my PhD has been the development and implementation of the African Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis Research Program (IMHOTEP) under the supervision of Professors Bongani Mayosi and Ntobeko Ntusi. (world-heart-federation.org)
  • The mold-produced aflatoxins and ochratoxins have been classified by the National Toxicology Program as human carcinogens when ingested. (floridabar.org)
  • and a medical management program. (cdc.gov)
  • He also helped to establish hospitals and museums, specialty clinics, botanical gardens, a center for dissection in Clamart, and a new medical school in Tours. (benjaminbarber.org)
  • In the Middle Ages, and even than with medication, "Wherefore one through the 18th century, hospital diet was ought to control all such diseases, so far as based on bread. (who.int)
  • With lupus, Freytes became familiar with hospitals and hospital staff at an early age. (minoritynurse.com)
  • 15 Division of Endocrinology and Center for Basic and Translational Obesity Research, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. (nih.gov)
  • He has appeared as a keynote speaker at the National Leadership and Education Conference for the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, and as a guest speaker at the MedAssets Healthcare Business Summit, the South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association's Annual Dinner and the Connecticut Hospital Associations Regional Health Equity Council. (stockton.edu)
  • He has appeared as a keynote speaker at the National Leadership and Education Conference for the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, and as a guest speaker for the Massachusetts Hospital Association's annual conference, the New Jersey State Association Medical Staff Services Education Conference, the MedAssets Healthcare Business Summit, the South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association's Annual Dinner and the Connecticut Hospital Association's Regional Health Equity Council. (stockton.edu)
  • Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia. (who.int)
  • Treatment with PADN plus a PDE-5 inhibitor is very safe and significantly improves exercise capacity at 6 months compared with a sham treatment," said Chen, of Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, China. (medscape.com)
  • Poor or insufficient sleep is a major public health problem affecting millions of people of all ages. (nih.gov)
  • American Nuclear Society (ANS) is a organization for people interested in nuclear engineering, science, and technology. (purdue.edu)
  • In undergoing higher education, as well as in conducting many business transactions, people are required to establish who they are by providing evidence of unique identifying characteristics. (aic.gov.au)
  • In the past, identity was more easily verifiable as people conducted most of their transactions in person. (aic.gov.au)
  • In the U.S., medical practice itself is the fourth leading cause of mortality, killing as many as 200,000 people a year through medical mistakes and hazardous side-effects. (globalcountry.org)
  • We investigated the frequency of contacts and the types of topics that people accessed after a national telephone helpline was set up in the Islamic Republic of Iran at the beginning of 2011. (who.int)
  • She has been featured in national publications, Diversity Best Practices, InSight Diversity, and Diversity Journal. (stockton.edu)
  • 25 Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS 'Burlo Garofolo' and University of Trieste, via dell'Istria 65/1, Trieste 34137, Italy. (nih.gov)
  • Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institute of Health and Captain Deborah Dowell from the CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • I noted that Stanford University, with the concurrence of Dr. Schatzberg, would temporarily appoint another faculty member as principal investigator while working with the NIMH to restructure the grant, to eliminate any misunderstanding of Dr. Schatzberg's role in mifepristone research for those not familiar with the grant and federal oversight process. (nybooks.com)
  • Distinguished by the breadth and quality of its curriculum and programs, the university attracts faculty who conduct world-class interdisciplinary research and scholarship in an environment that enables creative thinking and promotes academic excellence. (uillinois.edu)
  • In the succeeding decades, several other health science colleges were brought together as the Chicago Professional Colleges of the University of Illinois. (uillinois.edu)
  • Following World War II, the University of Illinois increased its presence in Chicago by creating a temporary, two-year branch campus, the Chicago Undergraduate Division, which welcomed almost 4,000 students each semester. (uillinois.edu)
  • Many of the newly recruited faculty came because it was connected to a strong research university and they pushed for rapid development into a research-oriented school emphasizing graduate instruction. (uillinois.edu)
  • Tianjin Medical University, China (M.D. (nih.gov)
  • 2 Interfaculty Institute for Genetics and Functional Genomics, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Friedrich-Loeffler-Straße 15a, Greifswald 17487, Germany. (nih.gov)
  • 8 Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, Verona 37134, Italy. (nih.gov)
  • 34 Human Genetics Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Pressler St Suite 453E, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. (nih.gov)
  • Guan Xiaodong, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University and his main research field is equitable access to medicine and rational use. (world-heart-federation.org)
  • I completed my undergraduate medical training at the University of Cape Town, graduating in 2005. (world-heart-federation.org)
  • WE have received from the University Press of Liverpool a copy of a report of the Senate of the University upon research and other original work by members of the University published or completed during the session 1913-14. (google.co.in)
  • and that Mr. Patten, who has already given 100,000l. to the medical school of Northwestern University, has now added 5400l. (google.co.in)
  • Wayne holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Francis Marion University, and a Master of Health Administration degree from the University of Phoenix and is a doctoral student in the School of Health Sciences at Walden University. (stockton.edu)
  • He is also an adjunct professor at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, N.J. He is a Board member of the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, the United Way of Monmouth County and Ocean Counties, and the Fulfill of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. (stockton.edu)
  • On Friday, July 7, 2023, Dr. Chhanda Dutta, chief of the Clinical Gerontology Branch in the Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology, and Dr. Sarah Temkin of the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health, briefed the staff of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) on menopause research. (nih.gov)
  • The first participants in the new clinical trial have begun receiving treatment at research sites in Zimbabwe. (hiv.gov)
  • Dr. Olivier's studies of respiratory ciliary function, conducted through the NIH Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, led to the discovery of potential defects in nitric oxide synthesis as well as Toll-like receptor signaling associated with altered ciliary beat frequency in patients with idiopathic bronchiectasis and chronic NTM infection. (nih.gov)
  • An extensive review of records from hospitals, specialists' offices, and clinical laboratories in Georgia and Michigan showed blacks had an increased proportion of lupus-related renal (kidney) disease and progression to end-stage renal disease than whites, and that black females developed lupus at a younger age than white females. (minoritynurse.com)
  • The scope of the research to be supported includes target and candidate identification and characterization, through candidate optimization and demonstration of in vivo efficacy, through Investigational New Drug (IND) submission and Phase 1 clinical trials when appropriate. (nih.gov)
  • NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. (nih.gov)
  • My clinical and research interests are focused on the clinical diagnosis and management of cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and heart failure in the African setting, cardiogenetics with particular focus on the genetic cardiomyopathies, and cardiovascular magnetic imaging in cardiomyopathy and myocarditis. (world-heart-federation.org)
  • Unlike the majority of biological indices in medicine, such as plasma concentrations of chemical analytes or hormones, pulmonary function varies with age, standing height, sex and ethnicity. (ersjournals.com)
  • In 2004, there were also 91,905 staff employed in Australian universities (Department of Education, Science and Training 2004). (aic.gov.au)
  • The HELP Committee also advanced S. 134 , the Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act , which would extend through 2035 a requirement that NIH submit an annual professional judgment budget to Congress estimating the funding necessary to fully implement NAPA's research goals. (nih.gov)
  • Committee on Science and Space United States. (upenn.edu)
  • As Chair of BCLI's Trustee Act Modernization Committee, Dr. Waters presided over one of the most influential law reform projects BCLI has conducted, and also the lengthiest. (bcli.org)
  • Referred to the Committee on Medical Affairs. (scstatehouse.gov)
  • Senator MESCHER asked unanimous consent to make a motion to recall the Bill from the General Committee. (scstatehouse.gov)
  • The Director-General has the honour to transmit to the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly the report of the Review Committee on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations (2005) during the COVID-19 Response (see Annex). (who.int)
  • Institute, Germany, supported the Chair of the Review Committee and the IHR Secretariat. (who.int)
  • The urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic created adaptations not only in how we structure our daily lives but in how we develop therapeutics and fund science. (fas.org)
  • Help the New York Academy of Sciences bring late-breaking scientific information about the COVID-19 pandemic to global audiences. (nyas.org)
  • Asked during an earlier press conference why they chose not to enroll patients already receiving PAH medication, Chen said PAH is managed differently in China than in western countries and that conducting the trial during the COVID pandemic created challenges. (medscape.com)
  • The findings provide insights into mechanisms that may be involved in age-related cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease and recovery from stroke. (nih.gov)
  • These are intriguing findings," said NIA Director Richard J. Hodes, M.D. "They open new avenues of basic research that may increase our understanding of how microvessels are maintained in the brain and throughout the body. (nih.gov)
  • Proposals for such analyses must be submitted to the NHCS RDC for review and approval and the analysis must be conducted through the RDC. (cdc.gov)
  • Among his aphorisms are found statements plines of food, nutrition, management, which are in agreement with current re- communication, biological, physiological, search, such as "persons who are naturally behavioural and social sciences to achieve very fat are apt to die earlier than those and maintain human health. (who.int)
  • Our mission is to prepare members for their future careers in the agriculture, food processing, and environmental fields and to promote the school of Agricultural and Biological Engineering through participation in local and national events. (purdue.edu)
  • 1. At least part of the aerosol project has been dubbed Operation Cloverleaf,7 probably due to its multi-faceted operations, which include: weather modification, military communications, space weapons development, ozone and global warming research plus biological weaponry and detection testing.2. (feedreader.com)
  • ation other than heat was rejected in biological research. (cia.gov)
  • This appears to be the most direct demonstration yet of the molecular connections linking blood and cardiovascular risk factors to sleep health," said Michael Twery, Ph.D., director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at NHLBI. (nih.gov)
  • Main outcome measures All cause mortality and cause specific mortality (cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory tract diseases, accidents and injuries, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes mellitus, influenza and pneumonia, and nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, or nephrosis) obtained from the National Death Index records. (bmj.com)
  • The GLO-PRO project aims to conduct a situation analysis of policy processes for cardiovascular disease (CVD) essential medicines (ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, statins & aspirin) at the national and sub-national levels, including a review of essential medicines policies and their links to standard treatment guidelines in three countries (India, South Africa & Zimbabwe). (world-heart-federation.org)
  • Invited discussant, Ori Ben-Yuhuda, MD, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York City, asked how patients were blinded, particularly because the procedure was associated with some pain, and whether longer-term follow-up is planned. (medscape.com)
  • Beyond acute crises, there are strong longer-term public health motivations for achieving faster funding of science. (fas.org)
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) will support research on development and optimization of technologies relevant to complementary and integrative health approaches and of nonpharmacological therapies for the management of acute or chronic pain conditions. (sbir.gov)
  • however, routine surveillance for influenza-like illness (ILI), severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and laboratory-detected influenza is conducted. (who.int)
  • Join the New York Academy of Sciences and Johnson & Johnson for a series of engaging and insightful webinars with extraordinary scientists whose discoveries have made a profound impact on human health. (nyas.org)
  • Mongolian Academy of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (who.int)
  • From 2017 to 2019, Dr. Nguyen was an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow in BSR at NIA. (nih.gov)
  • Ms. Williams-Riley presented at 2017 National Convention for the Young Democrats of America. (stockton.edu)
  • Access may be obtained through the NCHS Research Data Center (https://www.cdc.gov/rdc). (cdc.gov)
  • New data from two registries, part of the National Lupus Patient Registry (NLPR), also reveal that black females disproportionately are burdened by lupus, a devastating and complicated autoimmune disease. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Setting Norwegian national registries. (bmj.com)
  • Identify events that served as catalysts for physical education, exercise science, and sport's growth. (slideserve.com)
  • We also have educational outreach events about nuclear engineering and science as well as social events for members such as game nights. (purdue.edu)
  • The researchers also found that the ability to move the blockage out of the blood vessel diminished with age. (nih.gov)
  • I completed a M.Sc in Nutrition in 2005 and my experience in the corporate world and more recently as Nutrition Science Manager at the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa, confirmed the importance of researchers and experts to get their messages across to the public. (world-heart-federation.org)
  • Rather, the industry and occupation code dataset OCQ_F_R is available to researchers through the NCHS Research Data Center (RDC). (cdc.gov)
  • Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. (aic.gov.au)
  • Hyperparameter optimization was conducted using an automated machine-learning toolkit (Neural Network Intelligence). (frontiersin.org)
  • Our work identifies the general growth trends for such a wide region of cluster sizes, which would be unbearably expensive in first-principles calculations, and advances the development of global optimization algorithms for the structural prediction of clusters. (bvsalud.org)
  • Using the learnings of these fast funding programs, this memo proposes actions that the NIH could take to accelerate research outcomes and reduce administrative burden. (fas.org)
  • Many of the most commonly treated medical conditions-hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, migraine-exist on a spectrum of normal-abnormal and are defined as diseases when they cause significant distress or are associated with bad outcomes in the long term. (nybooks.com)
  • Research Objectives A. Scientific/Technical Scope Applications received under this FOA should have a primary focus on enhancing pain management, such as through measurement of pain-related outcomes. (sbir.gov)
  • The bill also includes a $100 million increase for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) research, with $10,000,000 of the increase for NINDS and the remaining $90,000,000 for NIA. (nih.gov)
  • If enacted, the bill would reauthorize the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) through 2035 and make other updates to the legislation. (nih.gov)
  • This may also be part of the mechanism by which vascular risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease with age. (nih.gov)
  • Research suggests that this branch of complementary medicine holds promise for managing some forms of the disease. (crstoday.com)
  • CDC led the national public health and medical response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC will convene the 7th National Environmental Public Health (EPH) Conference on December 4-6, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. (cdc.gov)
  • Want to stay abreast of changes in prevention, care, treatment or research or other public health arenas that affect our collective response to the HIV epidemic? (hiv.gov)
  • He also worked to improve public health systems and medical training. (benjaminbarber.org)
  • During his long career, Orfila was called to act as a medical expert in widely publicized criminal cases, and became a notable and sometimes controversial public figure. (benjaminbarber.org)
  • Today, UIUC is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement. (uillinois.edu)
  • Public awareness of what befalls us remains as murky as our skies because those "in the know" are muzzled by national secrecy laws and Americans have no authority to challenge matters of national security. (feedreader.com)
  • I am inspired to utilise the science and art of communication and public relations to influence people's lives for the better. (world-heart-federation.org)
  • On Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, NIA Director Dr. Richard Hodes, NIA Deputy Director Dr. Amy Kelley, and several NIA subject matter experts met with the majority and minority health staff of the House and Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations subcommittees to discuss recent advancements in AD/ADRD research. (nih.gov)
  • It is therefore vital that the new NIH director permanently integrate fast funding programs like RADx into the NIH in order to better respond to these crises and accelerate research progress for the future. (fas.org)
  • The new NCEH/ATSDR Director described the history, science, goals and environmental health challenges that will drive NCEH/ATSDR's future priorities and direction. (cdc.gov)
  • Women should have access to the best available HIV medications throughout their lives," said Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). (hiv.gov)
  • Director-General for Emergency Preparedness and International Health Regulations Jaouad Mahjour, and Assistant Director-General for Emergency Response Ibrahima Socé Fall for actively supporting its work. (who.int)
  • We conducted semistructured interviews with primary care providers practicing in New Mexico clinics for underserved minority populations. (cdc.gov)
  • THE metallurgy laboratory for the mechanical testing of metals and alloys, presented to the Sir John Cass Technical Institute by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, was formally opened by Sir Boverton Redwood, Senior Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company, on March 3, in the unavoidable absence owing to illness of Sir Robert Mowbray, Prime Warden of the company. (google.co.in)
  • Prior to joining NIA, Dr. Nguyen was a Data Scientist in the Division of Data Integration, Modeling, and Analytics (DIMA) at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). (nih.gov)
  • The reduced efficiency of this protective mechanism in the older brain and its effect on the function of nerve cells in the brain may significantly contribute to age-related cognitive decline," said Suzana Petanceska, Ph.D., of the Neurobiology of Aging Branch in NIA's Division of Neuroscience, which funded the research. (nih.gov)
  • Recent research has linked sleep deficiency and certain sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, to an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, cancer, as well as heart disease. (nih.gov)
  • Obesity is a preventable condition that can lead to heart disease, stroke, type II diabetes and certain cancers and incurs billions of dollars in medical expenses [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • I have reviewed the research on the use of acupuncture for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED), and my colleagues and I are now studying whether we can validate a protocol that has been described. (crstoday.com)
  • B. NIH Institute and Center Interests and Guidance National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) The mission of NINDS is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. (sbir.gov)
  • Urbana boasts Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners and faculty whose research is among the most cited in their fields. (uillinois.edu)
  • The UN General Assembly Resolution 48/141 created the OHCHR in its present form in 1993. (britannica.com)
  • According to a 1993 report titled "Indoor Allergies," published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), airborne fungal allergens were most often associated with allergic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis/conjunctivitis, allergic asthma, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. (floridabar.org)
  • Eliminating data that could not be used (mostly missing ethnic group, some outliers) left 97,759 records of healthy nonsmokers (55.3% females) aged 2.5-95 yrs. (ersjournals.com)