Latest National Institute of Health Stories

Soligenix Announces Formation of Acute Radiation Syndrome Scientific Advisory Board

2012-10-03 02:27:14

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Soligenix, Inc. (OTCQB: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a development stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today the formation of a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to provide strategic guidance to the Company as it relates to the development of OrbeShield((TM)) (oral beclomethasone dipropionate, or oral BDP) for the treatment of gastrointestinal acute radiation syndrome (GI-ARS). Comprised predominantly of radiation biology and...

Grants Fund Research On How Infectious Diseases Spread

NSF, NIH Award Grants To Study Spread Of Diseases

2012-09-29 04:55:54

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other US and UK agencies are joining forces to determine whether or not human-induced changes to the environment have played a role in the spread of West Nile virus, Lyme disease and other ailments. The NSF, the NIH's Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) program, the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the...

NEAVS and co-petitioners call on NIH to retire chimpanzees to sanctuary

2012-09-27 06:29:10

Rulemaking Petition holds government accountable BOSTON, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the National Institutes of Health's decision to retire 110 chimpanzees designated no longer available for research, co-petitioners of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Rulemaking Petition charge the decision falls short of the intent of the 2000 CHIMP Act mandating chimpanzees not needed be retired to sanctuary. NIH's decision sends only 10 chimpanzees to...

NIH Awards New Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) Grant Linking Atlanta Research Partners

2012-09-27 06:27:51

$8.3 million grant solidifies partnership among Marcus Autism Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory's Department of Pediatrics, and Yerkes National Primate Research Center ATLANTA, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new Autism Center of Excellence (ACE), funded by a grant of more than $8.3 million to Emory University from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will create a comprehensive and collaborative research effort among Marcus Autism Center at...

Transmitted HIV Strains Often Resemble Original Infecting Virus In Heterosexuals

2012-09-20 16:33:47

Transmitted strains may have evolutionary advantage, NIH scientists suggest WHAT: A new study has found that even though HIV diversifies widely within infected individuals over time, the virus strains that ultimately are passed on through heterosexual transmission often resemble the strain of virus that originally infected the transmitting partner. Learning the characteristics of these preferentially transmitted HIV strains may help advance HIV prevention efforts, particularly with...

Superbug Claims Another Victim, This Time A Young Boy

Minnesota Boy Becomes Seventh Victim Of Superbug

2012-09-17 05:09:10

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The drug-resistant superbug that has infected 19 patients at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center has claimed its seventh victim, officials from the Bethesda, Maryland research hospital announced on Friday. The latest victim to succumb to the antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia strain was a Minnesota boy who was at the facility to be treated for complications from a 2011 bone marrow transplant, Brian...

A Rare Feat: Two Scientists At Salk Score NIH New Innovator Awards

2012-09-13 10:30:06

LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Salk Institute announced today that researchers Bjorn Lillemeier, and Axel Nimmerjahn, have been named recipients of the prestigious 2012 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's New Innovator Award. The NIH Director's New Innovator Award is a highly selective program with hundreds of researchers from the nation's top scientific institutions competing for the award. Only 51 scientists received the honor this year....

Infants, Children Undergoing Heart Surgery Don't Benefit From Controlling Blood Sugar

2012-09-10 11:02:56

NIH-supported findings diverge from previous studies showing that blood sugar control benefits adults Tight blood sugar control in infants and children undergoing heart surgery does not lower the risk of infection or improve recovery, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Infants and children who have undergone heart surgery commonly develop high blood sugar levels, which may be associated with health issues and death. Although the results of clinical trials...

National Football League Commits $30M Donation to Foundation for the National Institutes of Health

2012-09-06 23:03:48

The FNIH announces the NFL has agreed to donate $30 million in support of research on serious medical conditions prominent in athletes and relevant to the general population. Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) September 05, 2012 The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) announces that the National Football League (NFL) has agreed to donate $30 million in support of research on serious medical conditions prominent in athletes and relevant to the general population. This is the...

FDA, NIH and Genzyme Reveal Their Strategies to Overcome Viral Contamination at the Pathogen Safety Summit

2012-09-05 18:21:33

LONDON, September 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading biotech and biopharma organisations are coming together to learn how to maximise their viral security strategies and the new technologies available from the FDA, NIBSC, NIH and a range of industry experts including Genzyme, Baxter and Amgen at the Pathogen Safety Summit this November. Pharma IQ's Pathogen Safety Summit is back for its third year to offer the opportunity to learn and hear insights from key regulatory...