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• Optimal Health: Self Esteem, Physical Activity, and NutritionFocus on You Wellness Lecture Series
The NIH is committed to promoting and protecting the health of our employees as we work to further the NIH mission of extending healthy life and reducing the burden of disease and disability for people around the world. Wellness lectures will move to various locations each month including on- and off-campus sites.
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Air date: 3/10/2010 1:00:00 PM Eastern Time
• NIH Consensus Development Conference on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Ins...
For most of the 20th century, clinicians believed that once a woman had undergone a cesarean, all of her future pregnancies required delivery by that procedure as well. In the 1980s, vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) also began to be considered a viable option for these women. Since 1996, however, VBAC rates in the United States have consistently declined, while cesarean delivery rates have been steadily rising. What accounts for these changing practice patterns? Frequently cited concerns abou...
• NIH Blue Ribbon Panel - March 2010
The purpose of this notice is to inform the public about a meeting of the NIH Blue Ribbon Panel to Advise on the Risk Assessment of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University Medical Center. The meeting will be held on Friday, March 19, 2010, at the National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Floor 6C, Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This meeting is the second in a series of public meetings with the Nationa...
• Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) March 2010 - Day 2
The RAC is a technical committee whose goal is to consider the current state of knowledge and technology regarding recombinant DNA. This includes review of human gene transfer trials, and an assessment of the ability of DNA recombinants to survive in nature and the potential for transfer of genetic material to other organisms. It also considers hypothetical hazards and methods for monitoring and minimizing risks. Approximately one-third of the 15 members do not have scientific expertise but repr...
• Memory and the Aging Brain
Dr. Barnes is past-president of the 40,000 member Society for Neuroscience, an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and an Elected Foreign Member fo the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.
The central goal of Dr. Barnes? research program is to understand how the brain changes during the aging process and what the functional consequences of these changes are on information processing and memory in the elderly. Her research program involves behav...
• NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cogni...
For many older adults, cognitive health and performance remain stable, with only a gradual and slight decline in short-term memory and reaction times. Others, however, progress into a more serious state of cognitive impairment or into various forms of dementia, including Alzheimer?s disease. In addition to investigating the causes and potential treatments for Alzheimer?s and other dementias, researchers are focused on finding ways to prevent cognitive decline. Many preventive measures for cognit...
• NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cogni...
For many older adults, cognitive health and performance remain stable, with only a gradual and slight decline in short-term memory and reaction times. Others, however, progress into a more serious state of cognitive impairment or into various forms of dementia, including Alzheimer?s disease. In addition to investigating the causes and potential treatments for Alzheimer?s and other dementias, researchers are focused on finding ways to prevent cognitive decline. Many preventive measures for cognit...
• NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cogni...
For many older adults, cognitive health and performance remain stable, with only a gradual and slight decline in short-term memory and reaction times. Others, however, progress into a more serious state of cognitive impairment or into various forms of dementia, including Alzheimer?s disease. In addition to investigating the causes and potential treatments for Alzheimer?s and other dementias, researchers are focused on finding ways to prevent cognitive decline. Many preventive measures for cognit...
• Science in the Public Health - Alcohol Use to Alcoholism: Molecules to Manage...
STEP: Staff Training in Extramural Programs
NIH is thinking about drinking. You may be thinking about drinking too. But when does a good time become a big problem? Most Americans know someone who abuses alcohol; for example, 30 percent of 12th-graders have engaged in binge drinking. What are the recent advances in the molecular biology and genetics of alcoholism, and potential drug therapies? Come learn about the latest approaches in dealing with the behavioral aspects of alcoholism and managin...
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