"We have a long way to go before we can fully understand the role of the pineal gland and what makes it tick," Dr. Klein said. "I suspect that the pineal gland plays a much broader role in human health than anyone has ever imagined."

This research was funded by the Intramural Research Program of the NICHD; the Center for Information Technology; The Wellcome Trust; the Biological Sciences Research Council; the Lundbeck Foundation; the Danish Medical Research Council; the Novo Nordisk Foundation; the Carlsberg Foundation; the Fonden til L'gevidenskabens Fremme; the Simon Fougner Hartmanns Familiefond; and Pennsylvania Commonwealth Health Research Formula Funds.


The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. For more information, visit the Institute's Web site at http://www.nichd.nih.gov/.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) - The Nation's Medical Research Agency - includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

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