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Weight Gain During Pregnancy
As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to …
From Neurons to Neighborhoods
How we raise young children is one of today's most highly personalized and sharply politicized issues, in part because each of us can claim some level of "e;expertise."e; …
To Err Is Human
Experts estimate that as many as 98,000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. That's more than die from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, …
Developing a 21st Century Neuroscience Workforce
From its very beginning, neuroscience has been fundamentally interdisciplinary. As a result of rapid technological advances and the advent of large collaborative projects, however, …
Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may affect 10 million people worldwide. It is considered the "e;signature wound"e; of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These injuries …
Assessing Medical Preparedness to Respond to a Terrorist Nuclear Event
A nuclear attack on a large U.S. city by terroristseven with a low-yield improvised nuclear device (IND) of 10 kilotons or lesswould cause a large number of deaths and severe …
Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging
Being able to communicate is a cornerstone of healthy aging. People need to make themselves understood and to understand others to remain cognitively and socially engaged with …
Sleep Needs, Patterns, and Difficulties of Adolescents
Sleep is not only a biological necessity but also a physiological drive. In today's fast-paced world, though, a good night's sleep is often the first thing to go. The effects of …
Considerations for Viral Disease Eradication
Since smallpox eradication, the science of eradication has changed and with it, our definitions of what diseases are possible to eradicate. However, eradication must not beget …
Alzheimer's Diagnostic Guideline Validation
Scientific advances during the last decade now indicate that Alzheimer's disease is a continuous, progressive cognitive disease, most likely beginning many years before dementia is …
Development of Medications for the Treatment of Opiate and Cocaine Addictions
Pharmacotherapy, as a means of treating drug addiction in combination with other treatment modalities, has received too little attention from the research community, the …
Advancing Quality Improvement Research
The Institute of Medicine's Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation held a workshop on January 16, 2007, in Washington, DC. The workshop had its …