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Regular doses of the hormone oxytocin do not appear to overcome deficits in social functioning among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Oct 14, 2021
One U.S. child loses a parent or caregiver for every four COVID-19 deaths, a new modeling study published today in Pediatrics reveals.
Oct 8, 2021
Findings suggest need for long-term studies of children born to mothers who experienced depression in pregnancy.
Oct 7, 2021
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other injuries to blood vessels in the brain, like stroke, are a leading cause of long-term disability or death.
Sep 24, 2021
Neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1, is the most common cancer predisposition syndrome, affecting 1 in 3,000 people worldwide.
Sep 1, 2021
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that decisions based on visual information, which involve a complex stream of data flowing…
Jul 28, 2021
A form of gene therapy protects optic nerve cells and preserves vision in mouse models of glaucoma, according to research supported by NIH’s National Eye Institute.
Jul 23, 2021
More than 1.5 million children around the world are estimated to have lost at least one parent, custodial grandparent, or grandparent who lived with them due…
Jul 21, 2021
High-dose buprenorphine therapy, provided under emergency department care, is safe and well tolerated in people with opioid use disorder experiencing opioid…
Jul 16, 2021
Among 6- and 7-year-olds who were born extremely preterm — before the 28th week of pregnancy — those who had more than two hours of screen time a day were more…
Jul 16, 2021
National Institutes of Health scientists and their collaborators have identified an internal communication network in mammals that may regulate tissue repair…
Jun 24, 2021
Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) designed to restore the ability to communicate in people with spinal cord injuries and neurological…
May 13, 2021
A clinical trial to test the antibiotic dalbavancin for safety and efficacy in treating complicated Staphylococcus aureus (S.
Apr 28, 2021
The mosquito protein AEG12 strongly inhibits the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika and weakly inhibits coronaviruses, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators.
Mar 10, 2021
