NIH teacher resources feature rare diseases and evolution Teachers now have an innovative way to help students approach challenging biology questions with two new free curriculum supplements from the National Institutes of Health: Evolution and Medicine,and Rare Diseases and Scientific Inquiry. Both supplements inform students about human health, while helping them build their problem-solving, communication, […]

Modest increases in bike ridership could yield major economic, health benefits Convincing Americans to ride their bikes instead of driving when traveling short distances during the warmest six months of the year could yield significant health and economic benefits, according to findings published today in Environmental Health Perspectives. In the study, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison […]

Increased use of bikes for commuting offers economic, health benefits MADISON – Cutting out short auto trips and replacing them with mass transit and active transport would yield major health benefits, according to a study just published in the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives. The biggest health benefit was due to replacing half of the […]

Edwards Lifesciences Receives FDA Approval for First Catheter-Based Aortic Heart Valve in the U.S. IRVINE, CA, November 02, 2011 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, today announced that it has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the transfemoral […]

FDA approves first artificial aortic heart valve placed without open-heart surgery The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first artificial heart valve that can replace an aortic heart valve damaged by senile aortic valve stenosis without open-heart surgery. Senile aortic valve stenosis is a progressive, age-related disease caused by calcium deposits on the […]

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NIH Job: Administrative Officer … NIH Job: Administrative Officer … The Office of the Director, the central office at NIH, sets policy for NIH’s 27 Institutes and Centers. This involves planning, managing, and coordinating NIH programs and activities. The Office of the Director also includes program offices, which are responsible for stimulating specific areas of […]

NIH Job: Biologist … NIH Job: Biologist … The Office of the Director, the central office at NIH, sets policy for NIH’s 27 Institutes and Centers. This involves planning, managing, and coordinating NIH programs and activities. The Office of the Director also includes program offices, which are responsible for stimulating specific areas of research throughout […]

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Telework at the NIH … Telework at the NIH … The Office of the Director, the central office at NIH, sets policy for NIH’s 27 Institutes and Centers. This involves planning, managing, and coordinating NIH programs and activities. The Office of the Director also includes program offices, which are responsible for stimulating specific areas of […]