NIH Record - National Institutes of Health
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December 1, 2017

  • Hopkins’ Cohen Emphasizes 3 H’s of Patient Care

    In his Grand Rounds/Great Teachers lecture, Dr. Alan Cohen proved not only deeply immersed in the history of his field, but also acutely aware of the hunger patients have, especially those with grievous diagnoses, for treatment that embodies what he called the “three H’s—humility, humanity and humor.”
  • Education Is Key to Reducing Disparities in Alzheimer’s

    “There’s a danger in making conclusions about Alzheimer’s...based on people who were largely recruited through clinics,” said Dr. Jennifer Manly. “One of the reasons there’s a bias in these types of studies is that there’s continuing mistrust of research...”
  • Gut Hormones Influence Eating, Addictive Behaviors

    What’s in your guts might influence how your brain responds not only to food, but also to alcohol and cigarettes, claimed Dr. Tony Goldstone at an NIH psychoneuroendocrinology scientific interest group lecture in the Clinical Center.
  • Fabricators Move from ORS to ORF

    Where do NIH scientists go when they need custom instrumentation, equipment design, fabrication and modification services? For the past 35 years, the Mechanical Instrumentation Design and Fabrication Branch has provided these services.
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On the Cover

Cilia in the zebrafish ventricle

huiqing li, nhlbi & patricia zerfas, od/ors; colorization: alan hoofring, ors/mab

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