Search Results
News Release
NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
News Release
Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
News Release
How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment.
… 12, 2017, in the journal Network Science . "People model behavior based on what's around them," Jeff Lienert, lead …
News Release
Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… belief in the general public is that obesity is mostly behavior-related and that weight gain is controllable. Even … doctor-knows-best manner; one that stressed personal behavior, in a supportive manner; and another that also stressed behavior, but in a directive manner. The researchers wanted …
News Release
Knowing your family health history can aid in detecting unique disease risks and lead to better prevention and treatment.
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
Research at NHGRI
The Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) provides expertise, tools, and support for the integration of emerging technology-based methods into health and medical research.
… of genomic messaging approaches on parental feeding behavior PI: Susan Persky, Ph.D. Health Communication and Behavior Unit, SBRB, NHGRI … … Evaluation of ADHD symptoms … psychological experience, biological response, and behavior. Our research also enables exploration of which …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for a M.S in Genetic Counseling from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
… (ScM) in Genetic Counseling from the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of … Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society. The Sc.M. degree requirements include a … Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society: Doctoral Programs . Six students are …
News Release
Using a virtual reality buffet, researchers studied the hundreds of small decisions mothers make while selecting food for their children.
… for obesity were less subject to a type of nonconscious behavior called 'choice inertia,' or selecting the same type … the impact of genomic information on decision-making and behavior, and seeking the most effective ways to deliver … model uses clues about the buffet environment and human behavior to make these predictions. "The ability to break …
Fact Sheet
Eugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,”
… also concerned that the HGP would usher in a new era of behavior genetics, where genes would be used to explain …