October 16, 2020

NIH’s Alter Wins Nobel Prize
By Rich McManus
Dr. Harvey Alter, senior scholar at the Clinical Center, has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. He is NIH's sixth intramural laureate.

‘Little by Little’ Supports Habit Formation, Says Kim
By Eric Bock
Most of us have heard the “pernicious and insidious” myth that it takes just 21 days to form a new habit or change a behavior, said Michael Kim, founder & CEO of Habit Design. “Based on the latest clinically validated scientific research, we now know it actually takes much, much longer than that to form healthy habits that matter—it’s more like 66 days or longer.”
NIDDK Celebrates 70 Years of Improving Public Health
By Lisa Yuan
For 70 years, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has been charged with tackling some of the most serious health problems; staff and grantees have brought talent and dedication to improve prevention, treatment and management of the conditions in the institute’s broad mission.
NIAMS Prepares to Welcome New Director Criswell
By Alisa Zapp Machalek
NIH has tapped Dr. Lindsey Criswell to be the new director of NIAMS. Criswell, vice chancellor of research and a professor at UCSF, will begin her new post in early 2021.