NIH To Dramatically Reduce Use of Chimpanzees In Research Ahead Of Proposed FWS Designation

NIH To Dramatically Reduce Use of Chimpanzees In Research Ahead Of Proposed FWS Designation

http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/06/26/nih-to-dramatically-reduce-use-of-chimpanzees-in-research-ahead-of-proposed-fws-designation/

Texas Dynamin Expert Takes Part in NIH-Funded Study

he National Institutes of Health (NIH) has funded a study on the a key protein, dynamin, which drives cells into a shape-shifting process called endocytosis. During this process, cells are able to fight off infections, absorb nutrients and protein, and essentially shape-shift to accomplish these achievements. Although scientists have long-studied the process of endocytosis and its driving force dynamin, it has been difficult to understand the entire process.

http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/04/30/texas-dynamin-expert-takes-part-in-nih-funded-study/

NIH Network Study Reveals: Anti-HIV Therapy Appears To Protect Children’s Hearts

Baylor College, Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, and 6 other institutes collaborated with Steven E. Lipshultz, M.D from University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Dr. Hazra from NHLBI in Bethesda in a Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study under National Institutes of Health (NIH). The research study indicated that the combination anti-viral therapy employed to treat HIV infection in infected children is protective against heart damage.

http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/04/24/nih-network-study-reveals-anti-hiv-therapy-appears-to-protect-childrens-hearts/