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NIEHS Kids Page
- Includes a wide variety of fun activities designed to help children learn about the impact of the environment on human health, the NIEHS mission, and possible careers in health, medicine, science, mathematics, and the environment. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/
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Changing the Face of Medicine (Exhibit)
- Discover the many ways that women have influenced and enhanced the practice of medicine. The individuals featured here provide an intriguing glimpse of the broader community of women doctors who are making a difference. The National Library of Medicine is pleased to present this exhibition honoring the lives and accomplishments of these women in the hope of inspiring a new generation of medical pioneers. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/
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Alzheimer's Disease: Advances and Hopes (Webcast)
- Trey Sunderland, M.D. describes the rationale behind, and progress to date, of a comprehensive study to examine the spinal fluid of Alzheimer's patients during the course of their illness compared to healthy patients. The research study also involves an extended view of a special group of normal subjects perceived to be at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. The hope is to isolate specific biological traits which may aid in the early identification of the disease. (September 16, 2003) To view this videocast you will need RealPlayer, which you can download for free for either a PC or a Macintosh.”Download RealPlayer (NIH Clinical Center)
http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/medpub091603.ram
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Better Safe, Than Sorry: Preventing a Tragedy
- This highly engaging, flexible (1-4 class periods), inquiry-based curriculum module focuses on the science and impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). This curriculum, developed by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill as well as teachers and other educational consultants, includes guided teacher instructions for implementation, data tables and background materials, a video with guided lab instruction and background on FAS, a post-assessment game and hands-on experiment involving varying concentration levels of ethanol and the growth and development of brine shrimp. (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Science/curriculum.html
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Celebrating Julie - Honors the Life and Science of NIMH's Julius Axelrod
- An event to honor the life and achievements of National Institutes of Health scientist and Nobel Laureate Julius Axelrod (1912-2004). (May 23, 2005) To view this videocast you will need RealPlayer, which you can download for free for either a PC or a Macintosh.” Download RealPlayer (National Institute of Mental Health)
http://videocast.nih.gov/Summary.asp?File=12657
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Drug Abuse, Addiction, and the Adolescent Brain 
- Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Drug Abuse, Addiction, and the Adolescent Brain contains five, standards-based classroom lessons that focus on the science of how drugs change the function of the brain and why drugs may have different effects on the developing brains of adolescents. A four-part DVD is an integral part of the classroom lessons. (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
http://www.bscs.org/curriculumdevelopment/middle/othersupplemental/drugabu
se.html
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Exploring Nanotechnology in Cancer
- A primer on nanotechnology and it promise to offer unprecedented and paradigm-changing opportunities to study and interact with normal and cancer cells in real time, at the molecular and cellular scales, and during the earliest stages of the cancer process. (National Cancer Institute)
http://nano.cancer.gov/nanotech_why_in_cancer.asp
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Genetic Education Modules for Teachers
- These teaching modules include specific teaching plans to present the history, facts and genetic terminology behind the Human Genome Project, and the ethical, legal and social questions surrounding the discoveries and advancements of this research. (National Human Genome Research Institute)
http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/10005911
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Medicines in My Home
- An interactive and educational program about the safe and effective use of over-the-counter medicines. This program was developed by the Food and Drug Administration with Maryland's Montgomery County Public School system and in cooperation with the National Council On Patient Information and Education. (Food and Drug Administration and Montgomery County Public Schools)
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafe
ly/UnderstandingOver-the-CounterMedicines/ucm092139.htm
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Nanoscale Cantilevers (Animation)
- Nanoscale cantilevers – microscopic, flexible beams resembling a row of diving boards – are built using semiconductor lithographic techniques. These can be coated with molecules capable of binding specific substrates—DNA complementary to a specific gene sequence, for example. Such micron-sized devices, comprising many nanometer-sized cantilevers, can detect single molecules of DNA or protein. (National Cancer Institute)
http://nano.cancer.gov/nanotech_cantilevers.asp
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