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H20 for healthy aging
Water is essential for just about every function in our bodies, from keeping our organs working properly to regulating our...
NIH Research, Healthy Aging, Nutrition
How researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute are unblocking the science of blood clots
Blood clots can form when substances in the blood clump together. While this is a normal part of the healing...
Blood Clots, NIH Research
Exploring ADHD…with science!
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects millions of people worldwide. We know more about ADHD than we used to, but there’s...
NIH Research, ADHD
Big lessons from small creatures
For centuries, scientists have used small animal models to study everything from how genes work to how diseases develop. And...
NIH Research, Rare Diseases, Eye Disease
Audio analgesia: How sound blunts pain—at least in mice
An international team of scientists, led in part by investigators from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, studied...
NIH Research, Pain
How mosquitoes tell the difference between animal and human hosts (and why it matters)
Summertime means barbecues, pool days, and mosquitoes. Warm weather plus high humidity creates the perfect conditions for mosquitoes to thrive....
NIH Research
5 questions for NIH’s Dr. Marie A. Bernard
Formerly with the National Institute on Aging, Marie A. Bernard, M.D., transitioned to the role of chief officer for...
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135,000 and counting: One year of the All of Us Research Program
NIH's All of Us Research Program, launched nationally in May 2018, has collected health data from thousands of people around...
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8 NIH research highlights
What did we learn in 2018 that could help your health this year or in the future? NIH-supported researchers worked on a...
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10 NIH research highlights
At any given time, NIH is funding thousands of research studies and clinical trials across the U.S. Some studies...
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