News Releases - 2012

Here you will find press releases, media advisories, and media notes produced by NIMHD, as well as NIH. These offer a glance into the research, medical advances, and activities that define NIMHD.

October

• NIH scientists map first steps in flu antibody development
• Protein linked to increased risk of heart failure and death in older adults
• Stresses of poverty may impair learning ability in young children

July

• NIH-funded study finds more precise way to estimate kidney function

June

• NIH study finds HIV-positive young men at risk of low bone mass

May

• NIH study shows poor quality malaria drugs pose threat

April

• NIH research featured in HBO documentary series on obesity
• Two drugs better than one to treat youth with type 2 diabetes
• NIH names Dr. Gary H. Gibbons director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

March

• New study shines light on barriers to diabetes care in NYC Bangladeshi community
• NIH encourages reducing disparities in kidney transplantation
• NIH-funded study defines treatment window for HIV-positive children infected at birth

January

• Award-winning physician appointed deputy director at NIMHD
• Elevated risk factors linked to major cardiovascular disease events across a lifetime
• NIH kidney disease experts urge: Get Involved
• Treatment of silent acid reflux does not improve asthma in children, NIH study finds
• NIH study to test treatment for fatty liver disease in children