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NIH-sponsored research yields promising malaria drug candidate
A chemical that rid mice of malaria-causing parasites after a single oral dose
may eventually become a new malaria drug if further tests in animals and people
uphold the promise of early findings. The compound, NITD609, was developed by
an international team of researchers including Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Ph.D.,
a grantee of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),
part of the National Institutes of Health.
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Lower blood pressure goal benefits African-Americans with chronic kidney disease, protein in the urine
On average, a lower blood pressure goal was no better than the standard blood pressure goal at slowing progression of kidney disease among African-Americans who had chronic kidney disease resulting from high blood pressure, according to results of the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK), the largest and longest study of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in African-Americans. However, the blood pressure goal did benefit people who also had protein in the urine, which is a sign of kidney damage. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, appears in the Sept. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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New TB Diagnostic Proves Effective, Expedient, Study Finds
A molecular test designed to easily diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and detect a drug-resistant form of the bacterium that causes TB can provide much more specific, sensitive and rapid results than currently available TB diagnostics, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. In a test involving 1,730 patients with suspected drug-sensitive or multidrug-resistant pulmonary TB, the Xpert MTB/RIF TB test successfully identified 98 percent of all confirmed TB cases and 98 percent of patients with rifampin-resistant bacteria in less than two hours.
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NIH awards grants to support biomedical research in space
The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has awarded the first new grants under the Biomedical Research on the International Space Station (BioMed-ISS) initiative, a collaborative effort between NIH and NASA. Using a special microgravity environment that Earth-based laboratories cannot replicate, researchers will explore fundamental questions about important health issues, such as how bones and the immune system get weak.
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Association between elevated levels of lead, cadmium and delayed puberty in girls
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have found that exposure to lead in childhood may delay the onset of puberty in young girls, with higher doses increasing the chance for later maturation.
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