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October 30, 2009
- Researchers Develop Innovative Imaging System To Study Sudden Cardiac Arrest
October 29, 2009
- A Decade Later, Lifestyle Changes or Metformin Still Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
- NIH Awards $75 Million For Research in Minority Institutions
- NIH Launches Multicenter Clinical Trial to Test Blood Pressure Strategy
October 28, 2009
- Stimulus Boosts Research on Minority Elders
- Recovery Act Funds Expand Studies of Stem Cell Biology
- NIEHS Awards Recovery Act Funds to Address Bisphenol A Research Gaps
October 23, 2009
- International Day of Older Persons
October 22, 2009
- HHS Provides More Than $2.6 Billion to States to Help Low-Income Households with Energy Costs
October 21, 2009
- Study Conclusively Ties Rare Disease Gene to Parkinson's
October 5, 2009
- Sister Study Exceeds Recruitment Goal: Now the Real Work Begins
- Active-aging industry leaders pinpoint key to older adults' healthy living
October 1, 2009
- The NHLBI's COPD Learn More Breathe Better Campaign Expands Community Network
- Frozen Assets: Niaid Researchers Turn To Unique Resource For Clues To Norovirus Evolution
September 29, 2009
- Drug That Crosses Blood-Brain Barrier Reduces Formation Of Brain Metastases In Mice
- $120 Million for States Made Available as Part of Recovery Act Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative
September 28, 2009
- A Teachable Moment: Making the World a Better Place for All Generations – United Nations Style
- Active-aging Industry Leaders Pinpoint Key to Older Adults' Healthy Living
September 24, 2009
- HIV Vaccine Regimen Demonstrates Modest Preventive Effect in Thailand Clinical Study
September 23, 2009
- Vice President Biden, Secretary Sebelius Issue New Report on Seniors and Health Insurance Reform
September 22, 2009
- HHS Secretary Sebelius and Education Secretary Duncan Announce Winner of 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest
September 17, 2009
- Statement of NIH Agency Directors on National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
- HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Cornerstone Funding of the $650 Million Recovery Act Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative
September 16, 2009
- NIH Funds Grantees Focusing on Epigenomics of Human Health and Disease
September 9, 2009
- HIV Screening Tests Proposed to Be Added to Medicare's List of Covered Preventive Services
September 4, 2009
- New NIH Tool Makes Funding Data, Research Results and Products Searchable
September 3, 2009
- Scientists Identify Two Gene Variants Associated With Alzheimer's Risk
September 1, 2009
- Increasing Residential and Employment Density Could Mean Reductions in Vehicle Travel, Fuel Use, and CO2 Emissions
- NIH Helps Advance Research Careers Through Student Loan Repayment Programs
August 30, 2009
- NIH Study Reveals New Genetic Culprit in Deadly Skin Cancer
August 24, 2009
- Boomers Migrating to Rural America
August 19, 2009
- Landmark Survey Highlights Needs of Unpaid Caregivers of People with Diabetes
August 18, 2009
- Older Adults Wisely Invest Their Time During Active Aging Week
August 12, 2009
- Gene Therapy One Year Later: Patients Healthy and Maintain Early Visual Improvement
August 6, 2009
- From Nerve Roots to Plant Roots – Researchers are Gaining Unexpected Insights into Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
- A Brief Behavioral Intervention can Reduce Depression in Stroke Survivors
August 3, 2009
- Grants.Gov Web Site Offers New Feature for Information on Applying for All ARRA Federal Grants
July 31, 2009
- New Strategies to Keep America's Food Supply Safe
- Genes Key to Staph Disease Severity, Drug Resistance Found Hitchhiking Together
July 27, 2009
- Intensive Glucose Control Halves Complications Of Longstanding Type 1 Diabetes
July 21, 2009
- Tips for Older Adults to Combat Heat-related Illnesses
July 20, 2009
- Unprecedented Global Aging Examined in New Census Bureau Report Commissioned by the National Institute on Aging
July 16, 2009
- Evidence-based Prevention is Goal of Largest Ever Study of Suicide in the Military
- Researchers Uncover Genetic Variants Linked to Blood Pressure in African-Americans
July 15, 2009
- Secretary Sebelius Releases New Success Story Report
July 14, 2009
- National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention Encourages Amercians to Obtain Vitamin D through Diet and Supplements (PDF) (2pp, 72K, About PDF)
June 29, 2009
- Kathy J. Greenlee sworn-in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging on June 29, 2009
- 47,000 Older Adults Treated in Emergency Departments Annually for Fall Injuries Related to Walkers and Canes
- Dynasty: Influenza Virus In 1918 And Today
June 25, 2009
- Researchers Identify A Novel Mechanism That Could Be Targeted To Prevent Cancer Spread
June 10, 2009
- NHLBI Funds Research And Training Centers Aimed At Prevention And Treatment Of Chronic Diseases In Developing Countries And Collaborates With UnitedHealth Group's Chronic Disease Initiative
June 9, 2009
- HHS Secretary Sebelius Releases New Report on Health Disparities
- Acting Surgeon General Issues "Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes"
June 8, 2009
- NIAID Renews Funding For National Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Network
- Optimal Medical Therapy As Beneficial As Elective Revascularization Procedures In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes And Stable Coronary Heart Disease
June 5, 2009
- Secretary Sebelius Makes Recovery Act Funding Available to Bolster Health Care in Needy Communities, Relieve Providers' Student Debt
- AoA Expands Volunteer Opportunities for Older Americans
June 4, 2009
- AoA Announces Availability of $2.5 Million for Lifespan Respite Care Programs
- AOA Community Living Program Cooperative Agreements
- HHS and VA to Develop a Nationwide Program to Help Older Americans and Veterans with Disabilities Remain Independent in the Community
May 26, 2009
- Researchers Identify Biological Markers that May Indicate Poor Breast Cancer Prognosis
May 22, 2009
- Well Water Should Be Tested Annually to Reduce Health Risks to Children
May 22, 2009
- CSS National Dialog Call for Best Practices
May 20, 2009
- Combination of Aspirin and an Anti-Clotting Drug Reduces Risk of Dialysis Access Failure
- NHLBI’s First Grants Supported by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Will Study Lung Diseases
- A Culture Change on Climate Change
May 18, 2009

New Online Features Translate Vision Science To Everyday Life

May 15, 2009
- NIDA Study Suggests Low-Key Anti-Smoking ADS Are More Likely To Be Remembered Than Attention-Grabbing Messages
May 13, 2009
- Medicare Information For Caregivers Now Available On HIGSENIORHEALTH
May 12, 2009
- Formaldehyde Exposure Among Inductrial Workers Is Associated With Increased Risk Of Cancers Of The Blood And Lymphatic System
May 10, 2009
- Researchers Uncover Genetic Clues To Blood Pressure
May 4, 2009
- New Early Detection Studies of Lung Cancer in Non-smokers Launched Today
May 3, 2009
- Genetic Study Confirms The Immune System's Role In Narcolepsy
April 27, 2009
- Countries Unite To Reduce Animal Use In Product Toxicity Testing Worldwide
April 26, 2009
- HHS Declares Public Health Emergency for Swine Flu
April 20, 2009
- Free Online Toolkit Provides Standard Measures For Genome and Population Studies
March 29, 2009
- Surgery To Reshape Ventricle In Heart Failure Patients Offers No Added Benefit Over Bypass Surgery
March 25, 2009
- Researchers Decipher Blood Stem Cell Attachment, Communication
March 18, 2009
- U.S. Cancer Screening Trial Shows No Early Mortality Benefit From Annual Prostate Cancer Screening
- Heart Failure Before Age 50 Substantially More Common in Blacks
March 17, 2009
- Scientists Report Important Step In Biomarker Testing For Alzheimer's Disease
March 16, 2009
- First Sister Study Results Reinforce the Importance of Healthy Living
March 12, 2009
- Framingham Heart Study Launches New Project to Develop Blood Tests for Heart Disease
March 10, 2009
- Applications for $1.5 Billion in Recovery Act Funds Now Available
- Brain Awareness Week Teaches Kids How Their Brains Work
March 9, 2009
- Scientists Identify a Potential Target that May Provide a New Approach to Melanoma Treatment
March 6, 2009
- Statement from Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, on World Glaucoma Day, March 12, 2009
March 5, 2009
- HHS Issues Special Report on Health Reform and Launches New healthreform.gov Web Site
March 3, 2009
- Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2009
February 25, 2009
- As Baby Boomers Age, Fewer Families Have Children Under 18 at Home
- Heart-Healthy, Reduced-Calorie Diets Promote Long-term Weight Loss
February 22, 2009
- Scientists Identify Lab-Made Proteins That Neutralize Multiple Strains of Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Viruses
February 19, 2009
- Census Bureau Data Show Characteristics of the U.S. Foreign-Born Population
February 10, 2009

Battling Noise with Nutrients, Listening in Background Noise Among Topics to be Covered at International Conference of Ear, Nose, Throat Researchers

February 8, 2009

Scientists Discover Key Factor in Controlling the Breakdown of Bone

February 4, 2009

Recession Puts Older Workers Between a Rock and a Hard Place (PDF) (1pg, About PDF)

February 3, 2009

Research Finds New Cause of Ozone Wheezing and Potential Treatments

January 28, 2009

Support Cells, Not Neurons, Lull the Brain to Sleep

January 26, 2009

New Survey Results Show Huge Burden of Diabetes

January 16, 2009

Hypothermia: A Cold Weather Risk for Old People

January 8, 2009

From Outer Space to the Eye Clinic: New Cataract Early Detection Technique

January 6, 2009

NIDA Releases a New Research Report on Comorbidity of Addiction and other Mental Illnesses

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