October 20, 2017

Murthy Discusses Chronic Stress, Solutions
By Ellen O’Donnell
Former surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy and NIH director Dr. Francis Collins spoke at this year’s Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary Therapies about “A Nation Under Pressure: The Public Health Consequences of Stress in America.”

Woodruff Shares Personal Story as Caregiver to Son
By Dana Talesnik
The caregiver role came about unexpectedly for Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour, who spoke at a NINR Science of Caregiving Summit in Natcher Bldg. Her oldest child Jeffrey, now 35, was born with mild cases of spina bifida and hydrocephalus, conditions that were kept largely under control until one fateful day in his teens.
Relay Changes Course, But NeuRUNS Win Again
By Dana Talesnik
It was a sunny, breezy afternoon on Sept. 28 when 105 spirited teams participated in the 34th NIH Institute Relay. But while most previous relays looped around Bldg. 1, this year’s event was relocated due to construction.
NIH Grantees Win Nobel Prizes
Four NIH grantees were honored with Nobel prizes in early October, three in medicine and physiology and one in chemistry.