CURRENT ISSUE - September 23, 2016

Marine Microorganisms Show Promise as New Cancer Drugs
Admit it—everyone harbors a secret hope
that the cure for cancer is obscured only by
the ocean depths, and that some day, science
will find a way to harvest nature’s undersea
pharmacopeia...Read more

Olympic-Style Competition To Showcase Use of Advanced Assistive Devices
While much of the world’s attention this past summer...Read more

Hospital Harnesses Power Of Science, Technology to Improve Surgery for Kids
On the sixth floor of Children’s National Health System...Read more
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�Minerals in Medicine� Exhibit at CC
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The Clinical Center is featuring a �Minerals in Medicine� exhibit as part of a collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution�s National Museum of Natural History�s department of mineral sciences and its National Gem and Mineral Collection.
NIH Story� To Be Told Each Week Via 2 New Television and Radio Programs
The NIH story will be told regularly beginning this month on two new programs, one on color television, the other on AM/FM stereo radio.
"NIH Reports" is the title of the weekly television program to be carried on WRC-TV, Channel Four, every Saturday at 3:55 p.m. The first three programs, to be telecast Oct. 12, 19, and 26, will feature Dr. Robert Q. Marston, Director of the National Institutes of Health.
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