NIH Radio Archive
November 2009 Audio Reports
Researchers have found that two genes containing mutations known to cause rare familial forms of Parkinson’s disease are also associated with the more common form of the disease where there is no family history.
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified a genetic mutation that accounts for a perplexing condition found in people with an inherited immunodeficiency. Immunodeficiency disorders occur when the body's immune response is reduced or absent.
Nearly 24 million Americans age 20 or older, which is nearly eight percent of the U.S. population, have diabetes. Of these, nearly 6 million Americans do not know they have the diseases. Combined with the 57 million Americans age 20 and older who have a condition called pre-diabetes, the condition is a serious health concern.
Two strains of flu, seasonal flu and the H1N1 flu, are currently circulating in the United States. Most healthy people recover from the flu without problems, but certain people are at high risk for serious complications. One high risk group is pregnant women and initial results from an ongoing clinical trial show a good response to one dose of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine.  FREE MP3 audio reports from the National Institutes of Health, your reliable health information source. Questions? Contact: This page was last reviewed on
November 24, 2009
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