The National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have entered into an agreement that will help American scientists utilize the International Space Station to answer questions about human health and diseases. In late May, NASA sent to the U.S. Congress a plan describing how the American segment of the station can be used as a national laboratory. The report outlined possible partnerships with other government agencies and private companies to conduct research aboard the station. The Sept. 12 signing with the NIH marks the first such agreement with NASA and another agency. For more information, please visit http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2007/od-12.htm.