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#0023 Report from NIH Research Radio -- Topics for January 12, 2007

Coming up on this edition, Bill Schmalfeldt has a story about how staying in shape mentally could help older folks maintain their thinking skills according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research. And speaking of aging, it's a common misperception that depression is just another part of getting older. We'll tell you about some new information on the NIH Senior Health website designed to battle that stereotype. Bill sits down with Dr. Harrison Wein, editor of the NIH News in Health to discuss the January issue. Wally Akinso has a story on how results from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Growth and Health Study suggest that overweight girls as young as 9 are at increased risk for short-term and long-term problems that increase the chances of developing cardiovascular disease. Also, The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has updated a guide that provides tools that can be used by clinicians help patients wi th alcohol problems. But first, the first human trial of a DNA vaccine designed to prevent H5N1 avian influenza infection began on December 21, 2006 when the vaccine was administered to the first volunteer at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center here in Bethesda, Maryland.

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#0025 Report from NIH Research Radio -- Topics for Friday, February 9, 2007

Coming up on this edition, Bill Schmalfeldt visits with Dr. Louis Staudt, chief of the Lymphoid Malignancies Section, Metabolism Branch, with the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute. He's going to explain why we need to know more about genomic profiling. Wally Akinso has a report on an NCI study that shows an improvement in survival of adults with an uncommon form of leukemia. February 7 was National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day. We'll hear from Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Wally has a story about a new and improved website offered by the National Institute of Nursing Research. Bill has a story about a new study that shows that women who take folic acid supplements early in their pregnancy can substantially reduce their baby's chances of being born with a facial cleft. And which imaging technology does a better job at diagnosing acute ischemic stroke - MRI or CT? But first, Wally tells us about the creation of the Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers, designed to help women fulfill their potential as scientists and engineers.

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#0022 Report from NIH Research Radio -- Topics for Friday, December 29, 2006

Coming up on this edition, we'll go back in time to August when Bill Schmalfeldt sat down with Dr. Marston Linehan, a National Cancer Institute researcher, to talk about what's being done regarding research into the causes and treatments for Kidney Cancer. Wally Akinso has a story on how the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has confirmed that medically performed circumcision can significantly lower the risk of adult males contracting HIV through heterosexual intercourse. The National Institute on Aging has a booklet available spelling out the dangers of hypothermia, as well as how folks can avoid it. But first, there's good news to be found in a survey of 8th, 10th and 12th graders.

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#0026 Report from NIH Research Radio -- Topics for Friday, February 23, 2007

Coming up on this edition, Wally Akinso has a report about the results of a new study that may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of two debilitating childhood mental disorders, pediatric bipolar disorder and a syndrome called severe mood dysregulation. Then Bill Schmalfeldt has a few things to say about the importance of clinical research in the ongoing search for new treatments and cures for diseases that have plagued mankind for centuries. In other words - he's not just a spokesperson, he's also a consumer! But first, Wally talks about the science of addiction.

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#0021 Report from NIH Research Radio -- Topics for Friday, December 15, 2006

On this edition of NIH Research Radio, results of a study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse suggest that young African American adults - but not young white adults - are at high risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases even when their relative level of risk behaviors is low. Wally Akinso has a report about how one NIH institute's effort to educate all Americans about the importance of knowing their family health histories. Special Correspondent Cherry Graziosi sits down for a chat with Dr. Jane Pearson, chair of the Suicide Research Consortium at the National Institute of Mental Health - the subject, anti-depressants and their association with suicidal thoughts in some patients. Wally will be back with a story about the identification of a gene that's linked to tobacco addiction. But first, Bill Schmalfeldt has a story about how "newer" doesn't always mean "better" - even in the world of medicine.

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