WHAT: On March 31, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will host the first of two Distinguished Lectures in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for 2004. Bruce McEwen, Ph.D., of The Rockefeller University, will present "From Molecules to Mind: Stress, Individual Differences, and the Social Environment."
WHEN: Wednesday, March 31, 2004, from noon to 1:00 p.m.
Masur Auditorium, NIH Clinical Center (Building 10)
10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland
The event is free and open to the public and will be videocast live at http://videocast.nih.gov.
WHY: Dr. McEwen, head of the Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at The Rockefeller University, has done extensive research on the impact of stress on brain structure and neurochemistry. In his lecture, he will discuss the important role that the endocrine and nervous systems play in communication between the brain and the rest of the body and how common, low levels of stress over time, such as stress caused by the events of everyday life, can affect health. Dr. McEwen will also discuss the impact of stress on the immune system and regions of the brain involved in fear and cognitive function.
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Contact: NCCAM Press Office
nccampress@mail.nih.gov
301-496-7790
NIH/National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
24-Mar-2004
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