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June 2010 NIH Audio Reports Archive
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June 29, 2010
NIH-Supported Study Finds Novel Pathway May Open Doors for New Blood Pressure Treatments (MP3 - 02:26, 2.3 MB)
Researchers have found that increasing certain proteins in the blood vessels of mice, relaxed the vessels, lowering the animal's blood pressure. The study provides new avenues for research that may lead to new treatments for hypertension. The study demonstrates that cytochrome P450 plays an important role in the management of high blood pressure, a disease of enormous public health concern.
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June 29, 2010
NIH-Funded Scientists Find 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine (MP3 - 03:42, 3.5 MB)
Mice injected with a 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine and then exposed to high levels of the virus responsible for the 1918 influenza pandemic do not get sick or die, report scientists funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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June 24, 2010
Infants Capable of Learning While Asleep (MP3 - 03:47, 3.5 MB)
Newborn infants are capable of a simple form of learning while they're asleep, according to a study by researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health. The finding may one day lead to a test that can identify infants at risk for developmental disorders that do not become apparent until later in childhood.
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June 17, 2010
Comparative-Effectiveness Study Confirms New Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema (MP3 - 03:45, 3.5 MB)
Researchers have shown that ranibizumab (Lucentis) eye injections, often in combination with laser treatment, result in better vision than laser treatment alone for diabetes-associated swelling of the retina.
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June 14, 2010
A Brain-Recording Device that Melts into Place (MP3 - 02:21, 2.2 MB)
NIH-funded researchers have developed a brain implant made partly of silk that “melts” onto the brain's surface and is capable of recording brain activity. The technology could be used to develop seizure control devices and brain-computer interfaces.
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June 8, 2010
Complete Neanderthal Genome Sequenced (MP3 - 03:12, 2.9 MB)
Initial analysis suggests that up to 2 percent of the DNA in the genome of present-day humans outside of Africa, originated in Neanderthals or in Neanderthals' ancestors. This new data suggests evolution did not proceed in a straight line. Rather, evolution appears to be a messier process, with emerging species merging back into the lines from which they diverged.
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