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December 2009 NIH Audio Reports Archive
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December 31, 2009
NIH, DoD and VA Holds Conference Examining Impact of Military Service on Families and Caregivers (MP3 - 03:18, 2.9 MB)
The Second Annual Trauma Spectrum Disorders Conference: A Scientific Conference on the Impact of Military Service on Families and Caregivers has focused on the impact of trauma spectrum disorders on military and veteran families and caregivers across deployment, homecoming, and reintegration.
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December 31, 2009
New Publication Features Women in Science Careers at the National Institutes of Health (MP3 - 03:34, 3.3 MB)
The publication models the success stories of women in science to encourage aspiring science students as well as serving as a guide to the diversity of staff and research areas at the NIH for both students as well as for established scientists.
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December 22, 2009
Study Finds Link Between Preeclampsia and Reduced Thyroid Function (MP3 - 03:10, 3.1 MB)
Women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life, report a team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.
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December 18, 2009
Innovative Community-Based Prevention System Reduces Risky Behavior in 10-14 Year Olds (MP3 - 03:33, 3.3 MB)
A randomized trial of Communities That Care (CTC), an evidence-based substance-use community-focused prevention system, showed significant reductions in the initiation of alcohol use, tobacco use, binge drinking, and delinquent behavior among middle schoolers as they progressed from the fifth through the eighth grades. The four-year trial, called the Community Youth Development Study, began in 2003 and has been supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.
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December 17, 2009
Annual Report to the Nation Finds Continued Declines in Overall Cancer Rates (MP3 - 03:29, 3.2 MB)
Rates of new diagnoses and rates of death from all cancers combined declined significantly for men and women overall and for most racial and ethnic populations in the United States, according to a report from leading health and cancer organizations.
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December 10, 2009
The Future of Telemedicine (MP3 - 01:56, 1.8 MB)
Telemedicine uses a range of technologies including standard telephone service and high-speed, digital connections with computers, and other sophisticated equipment and software to provide medical care remotely.
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December 8, 2009
Scientists Identify Two Gene Variants Associated with Alzheimer's Risk (MP3 - 02:19, 2.1 MB)
In the largest genome-wide association study (GWAS) reported to date involving Alzheimer's disease, scientists have identified two new possible genetic risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer's, the most common form of the disease.
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December 8, 2009
Pregnancy and Breast Cancer (MP3 - 02:35, 2.4 MB)
Hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy can affect a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. For women under the age of twenty, pregnancy is protective against breast cancer, but as women age, pregnancy can actually put them at a higher risk for developing the disease.
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December 3, 2009
Genes May Predict Metastatic Breast Cancer (MP3 - 02:42, 2.5 MB)
Scientists have discovered that genes might predict a person's risk for developing metastatic breast cancer, the advanced stage of the disease in which the tumor cells have spread throughout the body, forming metastases.
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December 1, 2009
Breast Cancer Stem Cells May be Key to Multi-drug Resistance (MP3 - 02:07, 1.9 MB)
When breast cancer stops responding to drugs, stem cells might be the cause of it. A study that catalogues breast cancer stem cells is identifying the mechanisms of resistance to develop treatments.
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