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      Earth Materials and Health: Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health

      Committee on Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Assesses the state of knowledge at the interface between the earth sciences and public health disciplines. This book identifies areas for collaborative research, including understanding the transport and bioavailability of…

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      Enhancing the Vitality of the National Institutes of Health: Organizational Change to Meet New Challenges

      Committee on the Organizational Structure of the National Institutes of Health,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      In 2002, in response to a request from Congress, the National Academy of Sciences formed a committee charged with determining the optimal organizational structure for the National Institutes of Health…

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      Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct

      Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Stresses the role that research institutions play in providing an integrity-rich environment. This book identifies practices that characterize integrity in such areas as peer review and research on human subjects…

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      Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct

      Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Stresses the role that research institutions play in providing an integrity-rich environment. This book identifies practices that characterize integrity in such areas as peer review and research on human subjects…

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      Advancing Nuclear Medicine Through Innovation

      Committee on State of the Science of Nuclear Medicine,National Research Council

      Highlights the opportunities in nuclear medicine, which include assessing the efficacy of new drugs in development, individualizing treatment to the patient, and understanding the biology of human diseases. This book…

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      BioWatch PCR Assays: Building Confidence, Ensuring Reliability: Abbreviated Version

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

      BioWatch is an air monitoring system deployed in jurisdictions around the country with the goal of detecting the presence of certain high risk pathogenic microorganisms. It relies on a network…

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      Final Report of the National Academies’ Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee and 2010 Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

      Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council

      In 2005, the National Academies released the book, Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the…

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      Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

      Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee’s set of amendments to the Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research . This report clarifies earlier recommendations and conclusions, including…

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      Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

      Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academies

      In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research . In order to keep the guidelines up to date, the Human Embryonic Stem Cell…

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      Stem Cell Therapies: Opportunities for Ensuring the Quality and Safety of Clinical Offerings: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the International Society for Stem Cell Research

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      Stem cells offer tremendous promise for advancing health and medicine. Whether being used to replace damaged cells and organs or else by supporting the body’s intrinsic repair mechanisms, stem cells…

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      Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law

      On October 17, 2014, spurred by incidents at U.S. government laboratories that raised serious biosafety concerns, the United States government launched a one-year deliberative process to address the continuing controversy…

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      Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research: Workshop Report

      Committee on Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research,National Research Council

      Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research

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      International Animal Research Regulations: Impact on Neuroscience Research: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Policy and Global Affairs

      Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders…

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      Future State of Smallpox Medical Countermeasures

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Life Sciences, Board on Global Health, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on the Current State of Research, Development, and Stockpiling of Smallpox Medical Countermeasures

      At the request of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, the National Academies convened a committee to examine lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and mpox multi-country outbreak to…

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      Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity

      Committee on the Use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research,National Research Council

      For many years, experiments using chimpanzees have been instrumental in advancing scientific knowledge and have led to new medicines to prevent life-threatening and debilitating diseases. However, recent advances in alternate…

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      Perspectives on Research with H5N1 Avian Influenza: Scientific Inquiry, Communication, Controversy: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Board on Global Health

      When, in late 2011, it became public knowledge that two research groups had submitted for publication manuscripts that reported on their work on mammalian transmissibility of a lethal H5N1 avian…

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      Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Summary of a Workshop

      Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      Today, scores of companies, primarily in the United States and Europe, are offering whole genome scanning services directly to the public. The proliferation of these companies and the services they…

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      Public Health Risks of Disasters: Communication, Infrastructure, and Preparedness, Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Research Council’s Disasters Roundtable and the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine were established as mechanisms for bringing various stakeholders together to discuss…

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      Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee to Review the NIOSH Hearing Loss Research Program,National Academy of Sciences

      Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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      New Findings on Poverty and Child Health and Nutrition: Summary of a Research Briefing

      Board on Children, Youth, and Families,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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      Careers in Clinical Research: Obstacles and Opportunities

      Committee on Addressing Career Paths for Clinical Research,Division of Health Sciences Policy,National Research Council

      Explores how clinical research is conducted, what human resources are available, and what research opportunities lie ahead; why health professionals become discouraged about clinical research; and more. This book is…

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      Technologies to Enable Autonomous Detection for BioWatch: Ensuring Timely and Accurate Information for Public Health Officials: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      The BioWatch program, funded and overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has three main elements - sampling, analysis, and response - each coordinated by different agencies. This title…

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      The Personal Protective Technology Program at NIOSH

      Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Examines the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health personal protective technology program. This book focuses on the relevance and impact of this program in reducing hazardous exposures and in…

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      The Future of Home Health Care: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

      Individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need a range of services and supports to keep living independently. However, there often is not a strong link between medical care…

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      BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance: Evaluating Systems for the Early Detection of Biological Threats: Abbreviated Version

      Committee on Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System,National Research Council

      Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the anthrax letters, the ability to detect biological threats as quickly as possible became a top priority. In 2003 the Department of…

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      Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

      The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technology for decades. In 1978, Aging and Medical Education…

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      Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem

      Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research,National Academy of Sciences

      Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly. This book presents an analysis that explores topics such as: improving awareness among the general public and…

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      Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      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 families, friends, and…

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      Preparing for Terrorism: Tools for Evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program

      Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program,Board on Health Sciences Policy,National Research Council

      Provides the managers of the MMRS program and others concerned about local capabilities to cope with Chemical, Biological or Radiological terrorism with three evaluation tools and a three-part assessment method…

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      Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010

      Committee on Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010,Committee on Women in Science and Engineering,National Research Council

      Based on a 2003 workshop, this study describes current public and private programs and recommends ways to recruit and retain more women and underrepresented minorities into clinical research, especially physician-scientists…

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      Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem

      Committee on Trauma Research,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Provides a survey of what is known about injuries, and suggests that there is a vast need to know more. This book traces findings on the epidemiology of injuries, prevention…

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      A Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space: A Review of NASA’s Bioastronautics Roadmap

      Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Review of NASA's Bioastronautics Roadmap,National Research Council,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board

      A Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space: A Review of NASA’s Bioastronautics Roadmap (2006)

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      Interpreting the Volume-Outcome Relationship in the Context of Cancer Care

      Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute of Medicine,National Cancer Policy Board

      A summary of a workshop held on May 11, 2000, which brought together experts to review evidence of the relationship between volume of services and health-related outcomes for cancer and…

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      Strengthening the Disaster Resilience of the Academic Biomedical Research Community: Protecting the Nation’s Investment

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Health and Medicine Division,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

      The academic biomedical research community is a hub of employment, economic productivity, and scientific progress. Academic research institutions are drivers of economic development in their local and state economies and…

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      Applying an Implementation Science Approach to Genomic Medicine: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      Implementation research is designed to ‘generate insights and knowledge about implementation processes, barriers, facilitators, and strategies’, explained Brian Mittman, a research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Research. Workshop speakers examined issues…

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      Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine

      Committee on the Biological and Biomedical Applications of Stem Cell Research,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Institute of Medicine

      Provides an exploration of the biological, ethical, and funding questions prompted by the therapeutic potential of undifferentiated human cells. This book also presents an overview of the moral and ethical…

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      Formaldehyde - An Assessment of Its Health Effects

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Committee on Toxicology

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      Large-Scale Biomedical Science: Exploring Strategies for Future Research

      Committee on Large-Scale Science and Cancer Research,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      Technological advances that make it easier to study the vast complexity of biological systems have led to the initiation of projects with a larger scale than ever before. This text…

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      Medical Innovation in the Changing Healthcare Marketplace: Conference Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy

      A wave of new health care innovation and growing demand for health care, coupled with uncertain productivity improvements, could severely challenge efforts to control future health care costs. A committee…

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      Mining Safety and Health Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

      Committee to Review the NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research Program,Committee on Earth Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Rpt. no. 2, Reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health –T.p. verso.

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      An Examination of Emerging Bioethical Issues in Biomedical Research: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      On February 26, 2020, the Board on Health Sciences Policy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a 1-day public workshop in Washington, DC, to examine current…

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      Policy and Research Needs to Maximize Independence and Support Community Living: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

      -Living independently and participating in one community are priorities for many people. In many regions across the United States, there are programs that support and enable people with disabilities and…

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      Necessity, Use, and Care of Laboratory Dogs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

      For many years, laboratory dogs have served as important animal models for biomedical research that has advanced human health. Conducted at the request of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…

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      Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of the Second Symposium, March 10-11, 2016

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      On March 10-11, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public symposium on potential U.S. government policies for the oversight of gain-of-function (GOF) research. This was…

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      Toward an Integrated Science of Research on Families: Workshop Report

      Committee on the Science of Research on Families,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Demographic changes, immigration, economic upheavals, and changing societal mores are creating new and altered structures, processes, and relationships in American families today. As families undergo rapid change, family science is…

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      Nonhuman Primate Models in Biomedical Research

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Health and Medicine Division, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on the State of the Science and Future Needs for Nonhuman Primate Model Systems

      Nonhuman primates represent a small fraction of animals used in biomedical research, but they remain important research models due to their similarities to humans with respect to genetic makeup, anatomy…

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      Children’s Health, the Nation’s Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health

      Committee on Evaluation of Children's Health,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides an examination of the information about children’s health that is needed to help policy makers and program providers at the federal, state, and local levels. This book describes what…

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      Construction Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

      Committee to Review the NIOSH Construction Research Program,National Research Council

      Evaluates the relevance and impact of The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Construction Research Program in terms of its research priorities and its connection to improvements in the…

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