NIH study shows genomic variation causing common autoinflammatory disease may increase resilience to bubonic plague
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JAK Inhibition in Down Syndrome
https://www.niams.nih.gov/jak-inhibition-down-syndrome
Clinical Trials in the Spotlight Main Page The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) supports a range of clinical trials studying new and existing interventions for prevention and treatment of arthritis, musculoskeletal, and skin diseases. Investigators supported by the NIAMS need your help finding individuals to
Stopping scar tissue improves healing after heart attack in mice
https://www.niams.nih.gov/stopping-scar-tissue-improves-healing-after-heart-attack-mice
Clinical Trials in the Spotlight - Completed Studies with Published Results
This page features extramurally funded clinical trials supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) that are complete and have published results.
Fewer hip fractures may be associated with reductions in smoking, heavy drinking
A new study, which analyzed 40 years of Framingham Heart Study data, found an association between lowered rates of hip fractures and decreases in smoking and heavy drinking.The rates of hip fractures in the United States have been declining over the past few decades.
IRP Supercomputer Enables Rapid Response to Coronavirus
https://www.niams.nih.gov/irp-supercomputer-enables-rapid-response-coronavirus
Masataka Suzawa, Ph.D.
https://www.niams.nih.gov/about/directory/masataka-suzawa-phd
Dr. Suzawa is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Hafner’s RNA Molecular Biology Laboratory. He studies the role of tissue-specific RNA binding proteins in the function and development of tissue.
Dr. Lindsey Criswell Named as New NIAMS Director
https://www.niams.nih.gov/newsroom/announcements/dr-lindsey-criswell-named-new-niams-director
Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc., has been named director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Dr. Criswell is currently vice chancellor of research at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is a professor of rheumatology and a professor of orofacial sciences at UCSF. She expects to join NIH in early 2021, as the third director in the history of NIAMS. “Dr. Criswell has rich experience as a clinician, researcher and administrator. Her ability to oversee the research program of one of the country’s top research-intensive medical schools, and her expertise in
Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic: An update on COVID-19 Funding
Dear Colleagues, When I last reached out back in April, we were all just beginning to navigate the unpredictable situation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since that time, you have all demonstrated great patience, strong resolve, and a tremendous amount of adaptability. NIH understands that the pandemic continues to upend lives and livelihoods, including those of its grantees and their institutions. To help you move through these uncertain times, the agency has provided the grantee community with a number of COVID-19 flexibilities. The agency will continue to monitor the situation and will post guide notices and updated FAQs on
Long-running fractures study doubles as a bountiful women’s health data source
https://www.niams.nih.gov/long-running-fractures-study-doubles-bountiful-womens-health-data-source
NIH Offers Web-Based Tool to Study Gene Expression in Human Neutrophils
NIH scientists developed and recently released a free, online data query tool called NeutGX. Researchers around the world can use NeutGX to explore the genetic basis of neutrophil-mediated inflammation in autoimmune diseases, cancer, infectious diseases and other conditions.
Mechanism Table Fiscal Year 2019
August 26, 2020 Fiscal Year 2019 Actual Obligations Budget Mechanism No. of Awards Amount Research Grants Research Project Grants (RPG): Noncompeting 730 $286,711,244 Administrative Supplements (35) 2,217,797 Competing 271 100,630,141 Subtotal 1,001 389,559,182 Small Business Innovation/Technology 44 18,232,162 Subtotal, RPGs 1,045 407,791,344 Research Centers 41 42,908,724 Other Research: Career Programs
Sjögren’s syndrome: What you need to know
https://www.niams.nih.gov/sjogrens-syndrome-what-you-need-know
NIAMS Intramural Staff Experience Life in Space—Virtually
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Poor immune response impairs diabetic wound healing
https://www.niams.nih.gov/poor-immune-response-impairs-diabetic-wound-healing
Researchers found that diabetic foot ulcers don’t recruit the immune cells necessary for normal wound healing.
A Biological Betrayal
https://www.niams.nih.gov/biological-betrayal
Dr. Kaplan has studied a number of autoimmune diseases, from rheumatoid arthritis to vasculitis, but most of her efforts have been focused on what she calls “the poster child” for autoimmune diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), more commonly referred to as ‘lupus.’