March April 2015 Global Health Matters e-ewsletter

March April 2015 Global Health Matters e-ewsletter

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March/April 2015

Brain program catalyzes research, builds capacity An evaluation of ten years of research supported by Fogarty's Brain Disorders program details achievements and areas for improvement. >> Full article Related news: Brain disorders research: a decade of progress Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
Lack of adherence in HIV trial has broad implications A large, NIH-supported clinical trial in sub-Saharan Africa underscored that researchers cannot rely on self-reporting to gauge if study participants are following instructions. >> Full article
NIH meeting advances Alzheimer's research agenda At the Alzheimer's Disease Research Summit, partners shared progress and built on previous efforts to develop an integrated, multidisciplinary research agenda. >> Full article
Fogarty Fellow studies trauma, injury in Ghana During his fellowship, Dr. Rockefeller Oteng studied how patient outcomes had changed because of the new emergency care department at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana. >> Full article
Focus on infectious diseases Global swine trade facilitates evolution, spread of flu Fogarty scientists and their international collaborators investigated how global swine trade can spur the evolution of influenza. >> Full article Scientists work to eliminate disease carried by pigs Researchers supported in part by Fogarty and NIH investigate ways to prevent cysticercosis, a preventable parasitic infection. >> Full article

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