Findings from NIH-funded study could inform treatment strategies. Identical twins with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)…
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. As part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH funds and conducts cutting-edge studies aimed at understanding the causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases. It comprises 27 institutes and centers, each with a specific research focus, ranging from cancer and heart disease to mental health and infectious diseases. Through its support of scientific discovery and its emphasis on evidence-based medicine, the NIH plays a vital role in improving health outcomes and shaping the future of healthcare both nationally and globally.
Findings from the 2019 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey demonstrate the appeal of vaping to…
Combining a skin-level glass window with a gut-stabilizing magnet, researchers get a view into the…
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye…
Materials could be useful for delivering drugs or imaging agents in the body; may offer…
Coating particles with “right-handed” molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easily. MIT engineers…
Biologists build proteins that avoid crosstalk with existing molecules. Inside a living cell, many important…
In animals, infections are fought by the immune system. Studies on an unusual virus infecting…
Chemists find a new way of creating the building blocks of many drugs. Organic chemists…
A new liquid-cell technology allows scientists to see living biological materials and systems in three…
NIH study examines the effects of blood vessel damage following brain injury. Using advanced imaging,…
Tesamorelin prevented progression to liver fibrosis in NIH study. Researchers at the National Institutes of…
Rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep is a fascinating period when most of our dreams…
Few people with peanut allergy tolerate peanut after stopping oral immunotherapy. Continuing with a modest…
UNC School of Medicine’s Maya Styner, MD, led research showing that the combination of cutting…
Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, pose a significant public health challenge. Globally, more than one…
Air pollution — especially ozone air pollution which is increasing with climate change — accelerates…
Along the genome, proteins form liquid-like droplets that appear to boost the expression of particular…