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          Scientists Identify New Congenital Neutropenia Syndrome and Causative Gene Mutation    
          December 31, 2008 —     
          A team of scientists has discovered a new syndrome associated with severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), a rare disorder in which children lack sufficient infection-fighting white cells, and identified the genetic cause of the syndrome: mutations in...
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          New Tool Developed to Predict Colorectal Cancer Risk    
          December 29, 2008 —     
          A new online tool for calculating colorectal cancer risk in men and women age 50 or older was launched today, based on a new risk-assessment model developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of...
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          Twelve Early-Career NIH Researchers Receive Prestigious Award    
          December 19, 2008 —     
          Twelve NIH-supported researchers have been awarded the nation’s highest honor for scientists at the outset of their professional careers. Ten NIH grantees and two intramural NIH scientists were selected by the White House Office of Science and...
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          Common Treatment for Chronic Prostatitis Fails to Reduce Symptoms    
          December 17, 2008 —     
          Alfuzosin, a drug commonly prescribed for men with chronic prostatitis, a painful disorder of the prostate and surrounding pelvic area, failed to significantly reduce symptoms in recently diagnosed men who had not been previously treated with this...
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          Mouse Studies Show Gene Therapy Method Holds Promise in Targeting Tumor Blood Vessels for Destruction    
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          Cancer researchers have reported the development of a novel method for delivering a therapeutic gene specifically to the blood vessels of tumors in mice. Once delivered, the gene produces a protein that damages the blood vessels and disrupts the...
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          NIDA Announces Call for Submissions for 2009 Avant-Garde Award for Innovative Research in the Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Drug Abusers    
          December 15, 2008 —     
          Awardees Receive $500,000 per Year for Five Years
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          National Eye Health Education Program Names New Planning Committee Chair    
          December 15, 2008 —     
          Anne L. Coleman, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed chair of the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) Planning Committee. Dr. Coleman, who is professor of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology/Public Health at the University of California, Los...
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          Reporters and Editors are Invited to Apply for 2009 “Medicine in the Media” Course    
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          The National Institutes of Health is pleased to present this eighth annual free training opportunity to help develop journalists' ability to critically evaluate and report on medical research. The course curriculum builds on the best of prior years...
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          NIH Expands Open-Access Dataset of Genetic and Clinical Data to Include Asthma    
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          Action Creates Largest Public Access Collection of Asthma Clinical and Genetic Data
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          Researchers Discover New Genetic Risk Factors Involved in Adult and Childhood Obesity    
          December 14, 2008 —     
          Comprehensive Study Uncovers Six Genetic Variants Associated With Body Mass Index
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