December 21, 2015 —
NIH accomplishments in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease. These include a test to tailor breast cancer tumor treatments, a noninvasive treatment to help paralyzed men gain movement, and a tool that may predict suicide risk...
December 21, 2015 —
NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include advances in Ebola research, progress in fighting HIV, and the development of custom 3-D printed nerve scaffolds to aid tissue regeneration.
December 21, 2015 —
Noteworthy NIH advances in basic research include charting human genetic variation across the globe, the discovery of lymphatic vessels in the central nervous system, and insights into energy-burning fat cells.
December 7, 2015 —
Researchers grew human cells into functional vocal cord tissue in the laboratory—an important preliminary step toward restoring voice function to people with injured vocal cords.
December 7, 2015 —
By manipulating areas of the mouse brain that represent sweet and bitter taste, researchers showed that responses to sweet and bitter tastes are hardwired into the brain.
November 23, 2015 —
An instruction program for parents helped children growing up in poverty to build on academic and social skills through the end of kindergarten.
November 23, 2015 —
The benefits of treating adults at a target blood pressure level lower than commonly recommended outweighs the risks, a study suggests.
November 23, 2015 —
Health care costs for people with dementia were significantly higher in their last years of life than for those who died from other diseases, including cancer and heart disease.