The National Center for Biotechnology Information has developed a new tool to help scientists understand how differences in DNA sequences contribute to human health and disease. The Database of Genomic Structural Variation, or dbVar, will help track large-scale variations in DNA sequences discovered in healthy individuals as well as people with conditions such as autism and…
Passings Thomas P. Detre, MD, an active supporter of the National Library of Medicine and member of its governing Board of Regents, died October 9 after a long illness. He was 86 years old. Dr. Detre was an academic leader who helped propel the University of Pittsburgh’s schools of health sciences to international prominence. Before…
Are you taking your teeth for granted? Do you know the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease? What’s the difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder? The newest issue of NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine is filled with information from the National Institutes of Health that can help you take better care of yourself and your loved…
Six leading health journalists recently got a unique look at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They spent a week in September on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md., participating in the Association of Health Care Journalists-National Library of Medicine Fellowship Program. The program, now in its second…
NLM in Focus 