http://www.nih.gov/news/ News Releases from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) en-us 60 http://www.nih.gov/images/nih50.gif http://www.nih.gov/news/ 50 50 http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/ninds-16a.htm In an ongoing clinical trial, a paralyzed woman was able to reach for and sip from a drink on her own -- for the first time in nearly 15 years -- by using her thoughts to direct a robotic arm. The trial, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, is evaluating the safety and feasibility of an investigational device called the BrainGate neural interface system. Wed, 16 May 2012 13:46 EDT 45272830@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/ninds-16a.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/ninds-16.htm Common variants of the ApoE gene are strongly associated with the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, but the gene's role in the disease has been unclear. Now, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that in mice, having the most risky variant of ApoE damages the blood vessels that feed the brain. Wed, 16 May 2012 13:41 EDT 45172830@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/ninds-16.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/ninr-15.htm The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) announces five new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research (NACNR), the institute's principal advisory board. Members of the council are drawn from the scientific and lay communities, embodying a diverse perspective from the fields of nursing, public and health policy, law, and economics. NINR, a component of the National Institutes of Health, is the primary federal agency for the support of nursing research. Tue, 15 May 2012 08:40 EDT 45072830@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/ninr-15.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/niaid-14.htm There is a growing consensus that we can significantly curtail the HIV/AIDS pandemic by implementing scientifically proven HIV prevention strategies, such as voluntary medically supervised adult male circumcision, prevention of mother-to-child transmission and treatment as prevention. Mon, 14 May 2012 09:22 EDT 49972830@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/niaid-14.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/cc-08.htm The National Institutes of Health has selected a talented pool of 45 medical, dental, and veterinary students representing 34 different U.S.-accredited universities for its inaugural class of the Medical Research Scholars Program (MSRP). Tue, 08 May 2012 12:27 EDT 49872830@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/cc-08.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/nimh-07.htm Awake mental replay of past experiences is essential for making informed choices, suggests a study in rats. Without it, the animals' memory-based decision-making faltered, say scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health. The researchers blocked learning from, and acting on, past experience by selectively suppressing replay -- encoded as split-second bursts of neuronal activity in the memory hubs of rats performing a maze task. Mon, 07 May 2012 10:46 EDT 49772830@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/nimh-07.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/nci-07.htm Two new studies have found that large structural abnormalities in chromosomes, some of which have been associated with increased risk of cancer, can be detected in a small fraction of people without a prior history of cancer. The studies found that these alterations in chromosomes appear to increase with age, particularly after the age of 50, and may be associated with an increased risk for cancer. These studies were conducted by two consortia, one led by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and one by Gene Environment Association Studies (GENEVA) which is sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). NCI and NHGRI are both parts of the National Institutes of Health. Mon, 07 May 2012 09:40 EDT 49672830@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/nci-07.htm