A unique look at the history of public health can be found on the National Library of Medicine Web site. An Iconography of Contagion: A Web Exhibition of 20th-Century Health Posters from the collection of the National Library of Medicine was launched in February. The site was adapted from the physical exhibition that was curated…
Life after cancer can bring its own challenges. To help older adults and their families, the Web site NIHSeniorHealth has added a new topic: Life After Cancer. The new feature gives people an idea what to expect once treatment ends. It answers questions about managing follow-up care, physical and emotional changes, and relationships with family…
To help celebrate African American History Month, the National Library of Medicine hosted a special exhibition, Within these Walls: Contraband Hospital and the African Americans Who Served There. The exhibition highlights a little known piece of history—the Contraband Hospital in Washington, DC. Washington became a beacon of freedom after President Abraham Lincoln signed the DC Emancipation Act…
Scientists have devised a new computational model that can be used to reveal the genetic regulatory elements responsible for the development and maintenance of the heart. The research team says the model also could be applied to other organs and tissues. The research was conducted by scientists at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and…
Marshall Warren Nirenberg, PhD, who won a Nobel Prize for deciphering the genetic code, died of cancer at his home in New York City on January 15. He was 82. “The world of medicine has a lost a giant,” said Donald A.B. Lindberg, MD, director of the National Library of Medicine. “Marshall Nirenberg’s groundbreaking research on…
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