Features

Sleep, Perchance to Research

NIHers Are Studying Sleep, Fatigue, and Circadian Rhythms

BY L.S. CARTER (OD), R. SCHEINERT (NIMH), J. TIANO (NIDDK), A. KUSZAK (NIDDK), AND R. BAKER (OD)

A sleep-deprived person may still function, but not as efficiently as someone who gets enough good-quality sleep, and they may be at increased risk for heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, obesity, high-blood pressure, stroke, and a host of other problems. Lack of sleep may even affect one’s ability to learn and remember information.

Secrets of Building 7

NIH’s First State-of-the-Art Infectious Disease Laboratory

BY JAMIE KUGLER, NCI

It was once a proud building filled with innovative scientists who courageously tackled public-health problems. For 60 years, it provided a home for NIH scientists who worked on infectious diseases, identified new viruses, and developed vaccines against hepatitis, rotavirus, and adenoviruses.

Three NIH Scientists Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Carolina Barillas-Mury (NIAID), Shiv Grewal (NCI), Marius Clore (NIDDK)

BY RACHEL SCHEINERT, NIMH

Whether they are investigating mosquito midgut cells to better understand the transmission of malaria, identifying failing chromatin mechanisms that may lead to cancer, or exploring the structure of macromolecular “dark matter,” the newest NIH members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) are making a big impact.

Karl Deisseroth: Optical Deconstruction of Biological Systems

Stanford Neuroscience Pioneer Thrills WALS Audience at Nirenberg Lecture

BY KEVIN RAMKISSOON, NHLBI

Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University (Stanford, California) has been changing the face of neuroscience and behavioral research one pioneering technique at a time.

Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness

Exhibit at the National Library of Medicine

BY LIAM EMMART

Sweat lodges, herbal medicine, and a model Hōkūle`a, a Native Hawaiian voyaging canoe. These are just a few of the elements in the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM’s) Native Voices exhibit, which explores the connection between wellness, illness, and cultural life through a combination of interviews with Native people, artwork, objects, and interactive media.