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32 results for the letter "N".

Nanotechnology at NIH

  • 1. Nanotechnology at NIH
  • Provider:National Institutes of Health
  • Keywords: research , U.S. Government , nanotechnology
  • Description: This website from the National Institutes of Health demonstrates what nanotechnology is; provides information about potential applications of nanotechnology in detecting, preventing, and treating illnesses; describes some of the research being conducted in the United States; and offers links to nanotechnology resources on the web.

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

  • 3. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  • Provider:NAMI
  • Keywords: advocacy , consumer health , mental health
  • Description: From the website: NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation’s voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education. NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life of all whose lives are affected by these diseases.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

  • 4. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
  • Provider:National Institutes of Health
  • Keywords: acupuncture , alternative medicine , clinical trials , consumer health , dietary supplements , research , Spanish , NIH , patient education
  • Description: "The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine." It is also meant to serve as a source of research-based information for consumers on treatments for conditions which are considered to be "alternatives" to conventional medical treatments. Information is organized primarily in an A to Z listing of Health Topics. Links are also provided to news and current information on relevant topics. Much of the information on the site is available in Spanish.

National Center for Health Statistics

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)

  • 6. National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
  • Provider:National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
  • Keywords: advocacy , cancer , consumer health
  • Description: The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship is the oldest survivor-led cancer advocacy organization in the country, advocating for quality cancer care for all Americans and empowering cancer survivors. NCCS believes in evidence-based advocacy for systemic changes at the federal level in how the nation researches, regulates, finances, and delivers quality cancer care. NCCS organizes Cancer Advocacy Now!™, a legislative advocacy network that engages constituents across the country in federal cancer-related issues. Patient education is also a priority of NCCS.

National Guideline Clearinghouse

National Hurricane Center

  • 8. National Hurricane Center
  • Provider:NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Keywords: disaster , federal agencies , news , reports , software , images , maps , RSS feed , weather , emergency preparedness , hurricane
  • Description: The National Hurricane Center website provides interactive satellite and radar maps, frequently-updated land and marine advisories, and (in the presence of active storm systems)updated forecasts based on its aerial reconnaissance findings. Three- and 5-day outlooks, likely landfall ranges ("cones"), wind speed prediction maps and storm surge projections are featured. Many links to other authoritative and relevant emergency planning resources are provided from this site. There is a downloadable blank hurricane tracking map available, and RSS feed is provided.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

National Institute of Mental Health

  • 12. National Institute of Mental Health
  • Provider:NIH National Institute of Mental Health
  • Keywords: clinical trials , consumer health , grants , health statistics , mental health , public health , news
  • Description: From the website: The NIMH mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. This public health mandate demands that we harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment, and eventually, prevention of these disabling conditions that affect millions of Americans. To fulfill its mission, the Institute: * conducts research on mental disorders and the underlying basic science of brain and behavior; * supports research on these topics at universities and hospitals around the United States; * collects, analyzes, and disseminates information on the causes, occurrence, and treatment of mental illnesses; * supports the training of more than 1,000 scientists to carry out basic and clinical research; and * communicates information to scientists, the public, the news media, and primary care and mental health professionals about mental illnesses, the brain, behavior, mental health, and opportunities and advances in research in these areas.

National Institute of Mental Health: Mental Health Topics

  • 13. National Institute of Mental Health: Mental Health Topics
  • Provider:NIH National Institute of Mental Health
  • Keywords: advocacy , clinical trials , consumer health , diagnosis , mental health
  • Description: From the website: Mental disorders are common health conditions. Information about the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for: * Anxiety Disorders * Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD) * Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders) * Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness) * Borderline Personality Disorder * Depression * Eating Disorders * Generalized Anxiety Disorder * Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) * Panic Disorder * Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) * Schizophrenia * Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder) Getting Help: Locate Services Locate mental health services in your area, affordable healthcare, NIMH clinical trials, and listings of professionals and organizations.

National Institute on Aging

  • 14. National Institute on Aging
  • Provider:U.S. National Institutes of Health
  • Keywords: aging , Alzheimer , care , e-books , federal agencies , geriatrics , Spanish , patient education
  • Description: "NIA, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. In 1974, Congress granted authority to form NIA to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Subsequent amendments to this legislation designated the NIA as the primary Federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease research." A large number of free publications, some provided in Spanish, are available for downloading. These include fact sheets, reports and a short e-book, Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery. Information about research projects and clinical trials, health- and aging-related organizations, and links to other related resources are provided here.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  • 15. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • Provider:NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • Keywords: alcoholism , federal agencies , research
  • Description: From the website: NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by: * Conducting and supporting research in a wide range of scientific areas including genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, health risks and benefits of alcohol consumption, prevention, and treatment * Coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes and Federal Programs on alcohol-related issues * Collaborating with international, national, state, and local institutions, organizations, agencies, and programs engaged in alcohol-related work * Translating and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public

National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy

  • 16. National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy
  • Provider:National Institutes of Health
  • Keywords: e-publishing , grants , law , policy , publishing , research , repository
  • Description: Here the NIH furnishes details of the Public Access policy as mandated in Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008) and answers frequently asked questions about compliance, submission of articles, etc. Authors writing about their research, if funded wholly or in part by the NIH, would do well to check this website. Revisions to the implementation guidelines of the policy have already been made, and further revisions may be made in the future.

National Pesticide Information Center

National Science Digital Library (NSDL)

  • 18. National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
  • Provider:National Science Digital Library
  • Keywords: courseware , education , K-12 , natural sciences , portal , faculty
  • Description: From the website: The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) was created by the National Science Foundation to provide organized access to high quality resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education... NSDL is designed primarily for K-16 educators, but anyone can access NSDL.org and search the library at no cost. Access to most resources discovered through NSDL is free; however, some content providers may require a login, or a nominal fee or subscription to retrieve their specific resources.

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Houston/Galveston, Texas

Nature Network

Nature.com Open Innovation Pavilion

  • 21. Nature.com Open Innovation Pavilion
  • Provider:Nature.com and InnoCentive
  • Keywords: biomedical , laboratory , medicine , pharmacology , physics , products , science , scientist , collaborative , bioengineering
  • Description: "NPG [Nature Publishing Group] has partnered with InnoCentive to launch the nature.com open innovation pavilion. By giving readers the opportunity to participate in research and development challenges, the nature.com open innovation pavilion aims to facilitate greater scientific collaboration... Companies and not-for-profit organizations (known as Seekers) can post Challenges in life sciences, physical sciences and clinical medicine on the nature.com open innovation pavilion. As Solvers, users can apply their expertise to important problems, stretch their creative boundaries, and win cash awards."

Neurons

  • 22. Neurons
  • Provider:University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
  • Keywords: anatomy , cell biology , creative commons , education , human anatomy , neuroscience
  • Description: An interactive site illustrating the anatomy and functions of neurons and the cells of which they are composed. Downloadable animations on such topics as axonal transport and ion channels are included, to be used for educational purposes, in accordance with the terms of a Creative Commons license.

New York Academy of Medicine Library Grey Literature Collection

NIH Health Information

  • 24. NIH Health Information
  • Provider:National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Keywords: consumer health , general health , U.S. Government
  • Description: Developed by NIH, the U.S. Government's health research agency, this site provides links to articles, research, news, and guides to finding reliable Internet health information. The site is divided into sections on body systems, health and wellness, conditions and diseases, and procedures. Also provides information organized according to user category: children and teens, men, women, minorities, and seniors.

NIH Roadmap for Medical Research

  • 25. NIH Roadmap for Medical Research
  • Provider:National Institutes of Health
  • Keywords: medicine , policy , research , NIH
  • Description: From the website: ...the NIH Roadmap provides a framework of the priorities NIH as a whole must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio. It lays out a vision for a more efficient and productive system of medical research. The NIH Roadmap identifies the most compelling opportunities in three main areas: new pathways to discovery, research teams of the future, and re-engineering the clinical research enterprise.

NIHSeniorHealth

  • 26. NIHSeniorHealth
  • Provider:National Institute on Aging/National Library of Medicine
  • Keywords: aging , alternative medicine , Alzheimer , cancer , clinical trials , consumer health , drugs , general health , geriatrics , mental health , NLM , NIH
  • Description: "NIHSeniorHealth makes aging-related health information easily accessible for family members and friends seeking reliable, easy to understand online health information." Because this site was developed jointly by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), it differs somewhat from the information in the "Seniors Health" section of the NIH website. NIHSeniorHealth has three special features which make it especially user-friendly: a variable text size option, contrast on/off option, and an auditory version.

NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health: Mental Health

  • 29. NOAH: New York Online Access to Health: Mental Health
  • Provider:NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
  • Keywords: consumer health , gateway , mental health , Spanish , links
  • Description: From the website: NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH provides access to high quality consumer health information in English and Spanish. The NOAH volunteer editors do not write this information. Instead, librarians and health professionals in New York and beyond find, select, and organize full-text consumer health information that is current, relevant, accurate and unbiased.

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service: Resources by Language

Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use

NursingCenter

  • 32. NursingCenter
  • Provider:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
  • Keywords: drugs , nursing , jobs , news , continuing education
  • Description: This site is a multi-faceted resource for nurses which includes CME activities, job search resources, news, drug update alerts and discussion forums. Although registration is not required, optional free registration allows the user to create an individualized profile for tracking your CME activities and filtering information to your own specialty or interests. Please note: many free full-text articles are included, but many references do not provide free full text if accessed directly from NursingCenter. Please, always check HAM-TMC Library's A-Z journal list before paying for an article at NursingCenter; the Library subscribes to a full collection of LWW journals on your behalf.