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Chronic sleep deficiency increases insulin resistance in women, especially postmenopausal women
Findings highlight insufficient sleep as a modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - November 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Study finds poor ventilation use during CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
NIH-supported findings suggest improved techniques for rescue breathing could save more lives. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - November 13, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Different transfusion approaches for helping heart attack patients who develop anemia recover led to similar 30-day outcomes
NIH-funded findings suggest potential benefit of giving more blood to patients. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - November 11, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., takes the helm at NIH
Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., started today as the 17th director of the National Institutes of Health, the nation ’s biomedical research agency and largest public funder of biomedical research in the world. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - November 9, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Umbilical cord milking appears to be safe in preterm infants born after 28 weeks
Findings from NIH-funded study suggest that technique may enable faster response than standard procedure. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - November 9, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

NIH highlights PET study in Parkinson ’s disease
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has highlighted a study that shows cardiac PET scans can help identify people at risk for Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. In a study of 34 people at risk for these diseases, NIH scientists used PET scans to show that individuals with low uptake of F-18 dopamine PET radiotracer in the heart were highly likely to develop Parkinson’s or Lewy body dementia (LBD) during long-term follow-up, compared to individuals with the same risk factors but with normal radioactivity.Significantly, the research supports a “body first” progression model for the diseases, the res...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 9, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Molecular Imaging Neuroradiology Source Type: news

US Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as NIH Director US Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as NIH Director
The US Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm President Joe Biden ' s pick to run the National Institutes of Health, Monica Bertagnolli.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

Researchers identify brain network that is uniquely activated through injection vs. oral drug use
NIH study suggests the brain ’s “salience network” is important for understanding substance use disorder, could be a future therapeutic target. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - November 8, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as Next NIH Director
(MedPage Today) -- The Senate voted 62-36 Tuesday to confirm surgical oncologist Monica Bertagnolli, MD, as the next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In May, President Biden tapped Bertagnolli, currently the director of the... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - November 7, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Bertagnolli confirmed as new head of National Institutes of Health
The cancer surgeon will lead America’s flagship biomedical agency after a dispute between a key senator and the White House threatened to derail her nomination. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Diamond Source Type: news

Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as NIH Director
Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli won bipartisan approval despite opposition from Senator Bernie Sanders, the chairman of the Senate health committee. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: National Institutes of Health Bertagnolli, Monica M Appointments and Executive Changes Senate Biden, Joseph R Jr Sanders, Bernard National Cancer Institute United States Politics and Government Source Type: news

PET scans may predict Parkinson ’s disease and Lewy body dementia in at-risk individuals
A biomarker of norepinephrine deficiency in the heart may help to detect Lewy body diseases before symptoms appear. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - November 7, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Previous genetic association studies involving people with European ancestry may be inaccurate
NIH study finds that failing to account for mixed genetic lineages could lead to inaccuracies. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - November 7, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Get an 'artificial pancreas' on the NHS: 150,000 type 1 diabetes sufferers are set to get gadget hailed as the 'biggest breakthrough since discovery of insulin'
National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) chiefs recommend people in England and Wales can get a hybrid closed loop system if their type 1 diabetes is not adequately controlled. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news