Dr. Otis Webb Brawley will provide an overview of cancer incidence and mortality trends in populations defined by race, socioeconomic status, area of residence.
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Women’s Experiences of Sexual Assault and Harassment Linked With High Blood Pressure
Women who had ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime—including sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment—were more likely to develop high blood pressure over a seven-year follow-up period, according to an NIH-funded study.
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Get to Know Your Brain
Your brain is an incredible and complex organ! It helps you think, learn, create, and feel emotions, and it controls every blink, breath, and heartbeat. Learn more about the parts of the brain and what each area helps control.
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Machine Learning Study Sheds Light on Gaze Patterns in Adults With Autism
NIMH researchers examine what people with ASD and people without ASD look at when viewing a social scene.
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Workshop: Nonaffective Psychosis in Midlife and Beyond
The workshop's goal is to share the latest findings, challenges, and opportunities for transformative research in mid to late-life populations living with nonaffective psychosis.
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Expanding Collaborative Implementation Science for the End the Epidemic National Plan
This concept aims to encourage implementation science research to strengthen the evidence for effective interventions and implementation strategies that address social and structural determinants of health (SSDoH), reduce inequities, and ultimately improve HIV outcomes.
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Dr. Robert Heinssen to Step Down as DSIR Director
In June 2022, Robert Heinssen, Ph.D., ABPP, will step down as director of the NIMH Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) and transition to a new role as a senior advisor in the NIMH Office of the Director.
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Extramural Research Community Listening Session: Town Hall
This listening session will feature a panel of researchers sharing their perspectives on barriers and facilitators to equity in funding success for minoritized NIMH grant applicants.
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The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Addressing Social Determinants to Optimize Infant Brain Development
In this talk, Cynthia Rogers, M.D. will provide an overview of adverse exposures and their influence on child development, discussing exposure to poverty, crime, and pre-and postnatal exposures to psychopathology and substance use.
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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Addressing Social Determinants to Optimize Infant Brain Development
Cynthia Rogers, M.D. provided an overview of adverse exposures and their influence on child development, discussing exposure to poverty, crime, and pre-and postnatal exposures to psychopathology and substance use.
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