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U.S. cuts science budgets for 2013

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. science funding agency, has seen its budget cut for the remainder of 2013.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 1 comment

National Institute of Health ends decades of chimp experiments

The U.S. National Institute of Health has announced they will retire 110 chimps from biomedical research, stating that there is no scientific need for doing any further research on the chimps.

In the Media by Nancy Houser - 10 comments

Even low levels of lead in blood raises gout risk, study shows

The National Institute of Health (NIH) reported Monday, “even relatively low levels of lead in the blood may be linked to an increased risk of gout."

In the Media by Dierdra Baptiste

Judge rejects suit from Guatemalans injected with syphilis by US

A U.S. Judge has ruled that Guatemalans who were intentionally injected with the syphilis virus and other sexually transmitted diseases under a secret U.S. testing program may not sue the government for damages, CBC reports.

In the Media by Elliott Freeman - 5 comments

Are you among 70 million Americans suffering from sleep problems? Special

A good night's sleep to some Americans has become a matter of life and death causing symptoms of high blood pressure, and sleep apnea. In addition, experts say many motor vehicle accidents can be linked to some variety of sleep disorder.

Digital Journal Report by Christopher Wager - 3 comments

Ketamine!!!There is Help for 'untreatable depression' patients

Unlike antidepressants, ketamine affects the body's glutamatergic system, which regulates learning and memory. It's theorized that this system also affects mood, which may explain why ketamine appears to relieve depression symptoms. The NIH has performed

In the Media by getactive - 2 comments

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