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Policies and Guidance
NHGRI does not collect personally identifiable information about you on genome.gov unless you volunteer to provide it.
… Thank you for visiting genome.gov and reviewing our privacy policy. The U.S. Department of … enforcement investigations, and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these sources may be used to … Directive , NHGRI uses a variety of new technologies and social media options to communicate and interact with …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… Green, M.D., Ph.D. … To productively use a long, blank (and boring) hallway near my office in Building 31 on the NIH … sequence – specifically, about 3 million G’s, A’s, T’s, and C’s stretching nearly 100 linear feet. As mentioned in a … how Africa is key for understanding the genomic, social, and cultural determinants of many human diseases. … …
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… Findley's high school biology teacher made science fun and interesting, inspiring her to pursue a career in science. … in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research Branch. She studies the skin …
Policies and Guidance
For FY21, NHGRI’s extramural program will be operating under the NHGRI 2020 Strategic Vision.
… extramural research community, as well as other scholars and members of the public, and is overseen and approved by … and expanding the diversity of the genomics workforce; and ethical, legal, and social issues related to genomic advances. … The …
News Release
Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… that requires a tetanus shot. But when those bad days, and the emotions they provoke, precede a visit to the doctor, … in being overweight viewed the information as threatening and were less likely to take steps to improve their health … study's lead author and an associate investigator with the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human …
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Researchers identified connections in the brain that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may inherit from their parents.
… in the brain that children may inherit from their parents and are linked to the disorder. … One of the most common … these brain connections can help researchers discover and understand the genes associated with ADHD and, in the … B.M.B.Ch., Ph.D., senior author and an investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human …
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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.
… of course. Healthcare providers who discuss genomics and behavioral risk factors with overweight mothers may make … by Susan Persky, Ph.D., an associate investigator with the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human … Dr. Persky said. "But we wanted to learn the psychological implications of showing parents a chart of their own child's …
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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… by researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School.* … Diverse … significantly fewer studies of African, Latin American and Asian ancestral populations compared to European … Vence L. Bonham , Jr., J.D., associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at NIH's National Human …
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Knowing your family health history can aid in detecting unique disease risks and lead to better prevention and treatment.
… Anything" (AMA). … Common diseases such as heart disease and diabetes are highly complex, with multiple factors that … These factors - like genetics, shared environments and social influences - tend to cluster within families, …
For Patients and Families
Por lo general, se considera que una enfermedad es rara cuando afecta a menos de 200,000 personas en los Estados Unidos en cualquier momento dado.
… enfermedades raras y desatendidas ( Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases , TRND), a fin de crear un canal de … Estados Unidos en cualquier momento dado. … For Patients and Families …