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U.S. 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. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit the http://www.nih.gov.
Artustic image of a fetus and umbilical cord.

Umbilical cord milking may improve health in non-vigorous term and near-term infants

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Health
Left shows an image of the full-RPE-patch (2 x 4 mm). Each dot is an RPE cell with the borders stained green. Each patch contains approximately 75,000 RPE cells. Right image shows patch RPE cells at higher magnification.Kapil Bharti, Ph.D., NEI

First U.S. patient receives autologous stem cell therapy to treat dry AMD

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Health
Cup of black tea on a wooden dining room table

Study of tea drinkers in the UK suggests health benefits for black tea

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Health

Many activities can lower risk of death for older adults

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Health
A colorful chromosome

NIH-funded researchers develop same-day test to detect abnormal fetal chromosomes

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Health, Technology
Experts from psychology, neuroscience, and AI settle a seemingly intractable historical debate in neuroscience — opening a world of possibilities for using AI to study the brain.

Blood-based biomarkers help predict outcomes after traumatic brain Injury

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
This image shows the lifecycle of the malaria parasite in a person.

One shot prevents malaria in US adults

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Health

Loss of ‘youth’ protein may drive aging in the eye

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Health

Preterm birth more likely with exposure to phthalates

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Health
Sound reduces pain in mice by lowering the activity of neurons in the brain’s auditory cortex (green and magenta) that project to the thalamus. Wenjie Zhou

Researchers discover how sound reduces pain in mice

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Brain & Behavior, Health, Life & Non-humans, Physics & Mathematics
SARS-CoV-2 infection can trigger the production of immune molecules that damage cells lining blood vessels in the brain, causing platelets to stick together and form clots. Blood proteins also leak from the blood vessels, leading to inflammation and the destruction of neurons. NIH Medical Arts

Small NIH study reveals how immune response triggered by COVID-19 may damage the brain

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
Xloseup of eye cells involved in new disease.

Researchers discover new genetic eye disease

U.S. National Institutes of Health
Categories Health
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