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Understanding Alcohol: Investigations into Biology and Behavior (Grades 7-8)
- Free standards-based curriculum that focuses on the science underlying the effects of alcohol on human biology and behavior. (Office of Science Education) (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and Office of Science Education)
http://science.education.nih.gov/Customers.nsf/MSAlcohol?OpenForm
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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/ram/axelrod052305.ram
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Clearing the Air: Quit Smoking Today
- [PDF FILE - 632KB] This is a downloadable pdf file of a 39 page booklet designed to help smokers get ready to quit. It also describes tools that can help smokers stop smoking and the problems to expect when they quit. (NIH Publication No. 03-1647). To view this PDF file you will need Adobe Reader, which you can download for free for either a PC or Macintosh. Download Acrobat (National Cancer Institute)
http://www.smokefree.gov/pubs/clearing_the_air.pdf
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Clearing the Air: Quit Smoking Today (Order Free Copy)
- This 39 page booklet is designed to help smokers get ready to quit. It also describes tools that can help smokers stop smoking and the problems to expect when they quit. NIH Publication No. 03-1647) (National Cancer Institute)
https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/details.asp?pid=37
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Depression: Don't Let the Blues Hang Around
- Fact sheet about depression.
(National Institute on Aging)
http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/depression.asp
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Domestic Violence (Medline Plus)
- Carefully selected links to Web resources and the latest, authoritative health information on domestic violence. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/domesticviolence.html
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Fetal Alcohol Exposure and the Brain (Alcohol Alert)
- Fact sheet about the effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa50.htm
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Gene Hunting
- Fact sheet about how powerful technologies are being used in medical research to detect multiple genes that will help scientists to understand how genetic variations are associated with diseases such as shizophrenia, bipolar disorder, early-onset depression, anxiety disorders, autism, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. (National Institute of Mental Health)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/huntgene.cfm
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Invisible Disease - Depression
- A brief overview of the symptoms, treatments, and research findings related to depression. (National Institute of Mental Health)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/depression.html
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