Tag: National Institutes of Health

May 28, 2019

Previous studies have found links between depression and Parkinson’s disease, but few have examined whether a link exists between bipolar disorder and Parkinson’s. Recently, however, lead study author Mu-Hong Chen and collagues — from Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan […]

November 13, 2018

Obesity is at an all-time high in the United States. According to the National Institutes of Health, two-thirds of adults in the U.S. are either obese or overweight. Obesity increases the risk of developing a number of health conditions, including […]

January 25, 2017

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have developed methods to observe gene editing in action, and they’re putting those capabilities to work to improve genetic engineering techniques. “Ultimately, the knowledge we gain from this project has the potential to set the foundation […]

November 14, 2016

In a letter to Harold Rogers, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations and Nita Lowey, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, a large, bipartisan group of House members have urged the Committee to include increased […]

December 22, 2015

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed its strategic plan from next year until 2020, with information technology at the core of many of the plan’s goals. Developed after hearing from hundreds of stakeholders and scientific advisers, and in […]

July 12, 2015

Refined sugar and processed foods are an important component of food addiction and your inability to follow a healthy diet. Dr. Pamela Peeke, an internationally recognized physician and expert in integrative medicine, nutrition and fitness discusses this, and more, in […]