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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.
Picture this: A mesmerizing underwater world where a tiny, tube-shaped sea creature performs its sorcerous trick of regenerating an entire body from its mouth.
Jul 2, 2023
States that provide stronger social safety nets have lower socioeconomic disparities in the brain development and mental health of children 9 to 11 years old…
May 4, 2023
Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester—generally after five to six weeks of fetal development—is associated with attention…
Sep 13, 2022
A treatment to move blood from the umbilical cord into an infant’s body may improve the overall health of newborns classified as non-vigorous—limp, pale and with minimal breathing, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Sep 8, 2022
Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a same-day test to identify abnormal fetal chromosomes.
Aug 18, 2022
A study from the National Institutes of Health describes the immune response triggered by COVID-19 infection that damages the brain’s blood vessels and may lead to short- and long-term neurological symptoms.
Jul 6, 2022
From 1999 to 2019, rates of cancer deaths declined steadily among Black people in the United States.
May 20, 2022
The amygdala — a brain structure enlarged in two-year-old children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — begins its accelerated growth between 6 and 12 months of age, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Mar 28, 2022
If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs immediate help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline(link is external) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Learn more about suicide prevention and ways you can help someone who might be at risk for self-harm.
Feb 2, 2022
Women receiving one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a single menstrual cycle had an increase in cycle length of nearly one day, compared to unvaccinated women, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Jan 7, 2022
In a new study, researchers examined the association between distressing and persistent psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in youth and important risk factors for psychopathology.
Nov 18, 2021
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a therapy that targets host cells rather than bacterial cells in treating bacterial pneumonia in rodents.
Nov 16, 2021
Patients with mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation, a condition sometimes called “leaky heart valves,” appeared to do better after two years if they had a…
Nov 15, 2021
A new study published today in Nature Neuroscience has uncovered neuronal circuitry in the brain of rodents that may play an important role in mediating pain-induced anhedonia – a decrease in motivation to perform reward-driven behaviors.
Oct 20, 2021
