From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:42 PM

(CIT): NIH Consensus Development Conference Despite advances in early detection and effective treatment, cancer remains one of the most feared diseases, due not only to its association with death but with disability. Among the most common side effects of cancer and treatments for cancer are pain...

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:42 PM

(CIT): The goal of the Human Brain Project (HBP) is to provide funding to create a distributed system of web based databases, analytical tools and data driven computational models. This will provide a venue for data sharing and will enable the integration of structural, functional and dynamic dat...

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:42 PM

(CIT): Celiac disease is a disorder primarily affecting the gastrointestinal tract that is characterized by chronic inflammation of the mucosa, which leads to atrophy of intestinal villi, malabsorption, and protean clinical manifestations which may begin either in childhood or adult life.

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:42 PM

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:42 PM

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:41 PM

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:41 PM

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:41 PM

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:41 PM

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:41 PM

(CIT): To accelerate the development of rapid HIV-1 viral load assay system(s) for diagnostic, clinical monitoring and vaccine research applications. Diagnostically, simplified detection of HIV virus could be helpful in identifying acute HIV-1, in diagnosing infection in infants, and in identify...

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:41 PM

(CIT): The objectives of the meeting are (1) to share the state of the science -- in epidemiology, basic science and neuroscience, and intervention research -- focused on physical activity as a strategy to prevent substance abuse; (2) to facilitate development and testing of new trans-theoretical...

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:40 PM

(CIT): Awards will be presented in five categories: Director's Award, Mentoring Award, Director's Award for the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, Commissioned Corps awards, and EEO awards.

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:40 PM

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:37 PM

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:37 PM

(CIT): Dr. Akil's laboratory is focused on understanding the neurobiology of emotions, including pain, anxiety, depression and substance abuse. Early on, her research focused on the role of the endorphins and their receptors in pain and stress responsiveness. Her group provided the first phy...

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:35 PM

(CIT): The molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in human disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease remain mysterious, in part because genetic analysis in patients and vertebrate models is laborious. Disease models in simpler organisms, like drosophila, harn...

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:34 PM

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:34 PM

(CIT): The seminar will focus on rodent behavioral management in the laboratory. Four speakers will share innovative techniques and procedures to improve the management and care of transgenic and knockout mice.

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:34 PM

From: NIH on Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:34 PM

(CIT): Presentations from Specialized Centers of Research on Sex and Gender Factors Affecting Women"s Health(SCOR) Welcome Vivian W. Pinn, M.D. Associate Director, Research on Women"s Health Director, Office of Research on Women"s Health (ORWH) National Institutes of Health Introduction Frank ...