Tag: national_institutes_of_health
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NIH Study Links Two 'Forever Chemicals' to Higher Risk of Aggressive Breast Cancer
NIH analysis of Sister Study data finds women with higher blood levels of PFOA and PFOS had higher rates of ER-negative breast cancer, a more aggressive tumor type with few known risk factors.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceEnvironmentFederal Government PFASbreast cancerNational Institutes of HealthPFOAPFOSSister StudyRobert F. Kennedy Jr.
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NIH Aging Institute Director Dr. Richard J. Hodes to Retire After 33 Years
Dr. Richard J. Hodes will retire December 7, 2026, after leading the National Institute on Aging since 1993, overseeing budget growth from $400M to $4.6B and major Alzheimer's and geroscience advances.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyFederal GovernmentMedical ScienceElection National Institute on AgingRichard J. HodesretirementAlzheimer's disease researchgeroscienceNational Institutes of HealthKenneth Santora
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Mobile Medical Units Cut Deaths by 71% Among People Who Inject Drugs, NIH-Funded Trial Finds
An NIH-funded trial in five U.S. cities found integrated HIV and addiction services delivered via mobile medical units reduced all-cause deaths by 71% among people who inject drugs, though PrEP and MOUD use did not differ between groups.
HealthScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceSocial IssuesFederal Government HIV preventionmobile medical unitsopioid use disorderinjection drug useNational Institute on Drug AbuseHPTN 094pre-exposure prophylaxisNational Institutes of Health
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NIH Research Matters: Speech-Based Clock Captures Aging, Wildfire Metal Exposures Linked to Lung Function, Brain Gene Atlas Mapped
The latest NIH Research Matters edition highlights a speech-based clock that detects accelerated aging and dementia, metal exposure risks after the Maui wildfires, and a brain gene activity atlas.
HealthScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceEnvironmentDisasters NIH Research Mattersspeech-based clockdementiaMaui wildfireslung functiongene activity atlasNational Institutes of Health
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Experimental T-Cell Therapy Invika Halts Progression of Treatment-Resistant Tumors in Early Trial
NIH-led phase 1/2 trial finds invikafusp alfa, a precision T-cell therapy, halted disease progression in 59.3% of patients with immunotherapy-resistant solid tumors and shrank tumors in four.
HealthScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceLegalBusiness invikafusp alfaNational Institutes of HealthNational Cancer Instituteimmunotherapyclinical trialcolorectal cancerMarengo Therapeutics
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NIH Marks Menopause Awareness Month With Research Push, $2.5M Challenge
For Menopause Awareness Month, NIH's ORWH highlights menopause research, a draft report open for public comment, a $2.5 million education challenge, and new data resources.
HealthScience & TechnologyUSAMedical ScienceEducationFederal Government Menopause Awareness MonthWorld Menopause DayOffice of Research on Women's HealthJanine A. ClaytonCOMMIT ChallengeNational Institutes of HealthWomen's HealthUS Social Security Department
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Blood Pressure Drug Losartan May Activate Health-Promoting Brown Fat, NIH-Funded Study Finds
NIH-funded analysis of over 100,000 patients links losartan and other ARBs to boosted brown fat activity, tied to better cardiometabolic and psychiatric health.
HealthScience & TechnologyUSAMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceFederal Government losartanbrown adipose tissueNational Institutes of Healthangiotensin receptor blockersPaul CohenRockefeller Universitycardiometabolic health
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Patients Talk Back to Epilepsy Monitors in Real Time, Cutting False Alarms by 80%
NIH-funded study at the University of Pennsylvania let 13 epilepsy patients query their own brain data via a conversational super intelligence, which learned from their feedback and cut false alarms by 80%.
HealthScience & TechnologyUSAMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetEducation EpilepsySeizure DetectionNational Institutes of HealthNINDSUniversity of PennsylvaniaEEGSuper Intelligence
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NIH Awards Record 1,648 Early-Career Investigator Grants, Launches Generation Discovery
NIH reports its highest-ever number of early-stage investigator grants in FY2026 and launches Generation Discovery to recruit 100 early-career principal investigators to its Intramural Research Program.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentUSAMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceFederal GovernmentEducation National Institutes of HealthGeneration DiscoveryJay Bhattacharyaearly-stage investigatorsIntramural Research ProgramR01-equivalent grantsBio-Genesis Mission
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NIH Launches Bio Genesis Mission to Build SI-Ready Data for Predictive Models of Human Biology
NIH is coordinating with the Department of Energy, Biohub and other partners on the Bio Genesis Mission, pooling biomedical datasets to train Super Intelligence models that predict how cells respond to disease and treatment.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentUSAMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceFederal GovernmentComputers and Internet National Institutes of HealthBio Genesis MissionSuper IntelligenceBiohubU.S. Department of EnergyPredictive ModelsBiomedical Research
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Education Department Overhaul, NIH Funding Changes Under Trump
NPR reports the Education Department's restructuring has complicated its work and cost unknown taxpayer dollars, while NIH research funding has been reshaped under the Trump administration.
Politics and GovernmentHealthEducationFederal GovernmentMedical ScienceSocial IssuesLegalUSA Education DepartmentLinda McMahonNational Institutes of HealthTrump administrationCenters for Disease Control and PreventionAmerican Academy of Pediatricsimmigrant health careNPR Editorial
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NIH Launches PubMed Tool to Map Research Connections
NIH's National Library of Medicine launches Linked Discoveries, an experimental PubMed tool covering more than 29 million publications to help researchers see how findings connect and where replication studies fit.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceFederal Government National Institutes of HealthPubMedLinked DiscoveriesNational Library of Medicineresearch replicationreproducibilityJay Bhattacharya
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Modified HIV Drug Reverses Vision Loss and Paralysis in Multiple Sclerosis Model
NIH-funded study finds experimental drug K-9, derived from HIV antivirals, restored sight and movement in mice with MS-like disease, while claims data link NRTIs to fewer MS diagnoses and relapses.
HealthScience & TechnologyUSAMedical ScienceFederal GovernmentLegal Multiple SclerosisKamuvudine-9National Institutes of HealthNational Eye InstituteNRTIsInflammasomeUniversity of Virginia
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Scientists Uncover New Clues to What Causes Multiple Sclerosis
NIH Research Matters reports scientists are finding new clues about the causes of multiple sclerosis and better ways to treat it, though no cure yet exists for the disease.
HealthScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceUSA Multiple SclerosisNIH Research MattersNational Institutes of HealthTau ProteinAlzheimer's DiseaseGLP-1Medical Research
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NIH-Funded Scientists Map Alzheimer's and Related Brain Disorders at Single-Cell Resolution
PsychAD researchers built a single-cell atlas of the human prefrontal cortex using 6.3 million nuclei from 1,494 donors, mapping molecular drivers of Alzheimer's, related dementias and psychiatric disorders.
HealthScience & TechnologyUSAMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEducation Alzheimer's diseaseNational Institutes of HealthPsychADNational Institute on Agingsingle-cell atlasneurodegenerative disordersprecision medicine
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NIH Unveils $95M Push to Move Biomedical Research Beyond Animal Testing
NIH announces five initiatives to advance human-based research, including $88 million for facilities in nine states and a $7 million quantum technology challenge to improve lab models.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentUSAMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceRoboticsFederal GovernmentResearch Funding National Institutes of Healthanimal testing alternativesNew Approach MethodologiesJay Bhattacharyabiomedical researchorganoidsquantum technology
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NIH Names Dr. Jonathan Burke to Lead Dental and Craniofacial Research Institute
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Jonathan E. Burke will direct NIDCR, overseeing a budget of more than $520 million, starting at NIH on Sept. 20, 2026.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentUSAFederal GovernmentMedical ScienceEducationEmployment and Labor National Institutes of HealthNational Institute of Dental and Craniofacial ResearchJonathan E. BurkeJay Bhattacharyaoral and maxillofacial surgerycraniofacial researchJennifer Webster-Cyriaque
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NIH All of Us Research Program CEO Dr. Josh Denny to Step Down Oct. 31
Josh Denny will leave the NIH All of Us Research Program on Oct. 31, 2026, for a University of Chicago post. COO Stephanie Devaney becomes acting CEO as NIH launches a national search.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceFederal GovernmentComputers and InternetEducation Josh DennyAll of Us Research ProgramNational Institutes of HealthStephanie DevaneyJay BhattacharyaUniversity of ChicagoResearcher Workbench
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NIH-Funded Brain-Computer Interface Restores Speech and Gestures at Once for Paralyzed Patients
NIH-funded UCSF team shows a brain-computer interface can translate brain activity into simultaneous speech and upper-body gestures, letting paralyzed patients control a full-body virtual avatar.
HealthScience & TechnologyUSAMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceComputers and Internet brain-computer interfaceparalysisNational Institutes of HealthUniversity of California, San Franciscoamyotrophic lateral sclerosisspeechneuroprosthesis
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NIH Launches $21 Million Initiative to Improve Understanding of Sex-Specific Hormonal Biology
NIH awards $21 million for the Computational Modeling of Hormone Homeostasis Initiative, funding computer-based, sex-specific models to improve drug dosing, treatment response and toxicity testing.
HealthScience & TechnologyUSAMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceFederal GovernmentResearch Funding National Institutes of HealthHormone HomeostasisSex-Specific BiologyComputational ModelingDrug ToxicityWomen's HealthDigital Twins
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NIH-Funded Team Builds Bone Marrow-on-a-Chip to Study Human Antibody-Producing Cells
NIH-funded researchers combined a lymph node-like organoid with a bone marrow tissue chip to observe how human plasma cells migrate, mature and survive, a process previously hard to study.
HealthScience & TechnologyUSAMedical ScienceComputers and InternetEducation Bone Marrow-on-a-ChipPlasma CellsNational Institutes of HealthNIAIDAnkur SinghKrishnendu RoyScience Advances
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NIH Launches $650,000 NOURISH Challenge for Autoimmune Digital Health Apps
NIH launches NOURISH Autoimmunity Digital Health Challenge, a three-phase crowdsourcing contest with up to $650,000 in prizes for apps helping people with autoimmune diseases track diet, nutrition, and symptoms.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceFederal GovernmentCongress NOURISH ChallengeAutoimmune DiseasesNational Institutes of HealthNutritionHealth & FitnessMedical HealthTechnology & ComputingUS Social Security Department
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NIH Launches $650,000 Digital Health Challenge for Autoimmune Disease and Nutrition
The NIH's NOURISH Challenge seeks innovative digital health apps to help people with autoimmune diseases track diet and health. Offering $650,000 in prizes, the three-phase competition aims to address the rising prevalence and significant impact of these conditions through user-centered…
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceComputers and InternetFederal GovernmentEducationSocial IssuesArtificial Intelligence NOURISH ChallengeAutoimmune DiseasesDigital HealthNutritionNational Institutes of HealthCrowdsourcingHealth MonitoringUS Social Security Department
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NIH Names Dr. Peter Embí New Director of National Library of Medicine
Dr. Peter Embí, a renowned biomedical informatics leader, will direct NIH's National Library of Medicine starting Sept. 10, 2026. He brings decades of experience to guide NLM through an era of AI and data-driven discovery.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentFederal GovernmentMedical ScienceComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceEducation Peter EmbíNational Library of MedicineNational Institutes of HealthBiomedical InformaticsHealthcareLeadership
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NIH Researchers Discover Antibodies with Potential to Combat Alpha-Gal Syndrome
NIH researchers discovered rare antibodies, initially from malaria research, that show potential to block allergic reactions in alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). This breakthrough offers hope for a condition with no current treatment, paving the way for new interventions.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceFederal GovernmentSocial Issues Alpha-gal syndromeAntibodiesNational Institutes of HealthTick bitesAllergiesMedical ResearchNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Pediatric Neurologist Dr. John Gaitanis Named NICHD Director
Dr. John Gaitanis, a renowned pediatric neurologist, will lead NIH's NICHD starting August 23, 2026. He will oversee a $1.7 billion budget, focusing on maternal, child, and disability health research, bringing decades of expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyFederal GovernmentMedical ScienceEducation John GaitanisNIHNICHDPediatric NeurologyChild HealthNeurodevelopmental DisordersMedical ResearchNational Institutes of Health
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Brain Organoids Achieve Lifelike Maturation, Opening Doors for Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Research
NIH-funded researchers sustained brain organoids for nearly six years, showing lifelike maturation driven by an intrinsic clock. This breakthrough enables long-term studies of neurodevelopmental disorders, offering new insights into conditions like autism.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceFederal GovernmentEducation Brain OrganoidsNeurodevelopmental DisordersNational Institutes of HealthHarvard UniversityCell CultureNeuroscienceResearch
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Cannabis and Nicotine Use Remain High Among U.S. Adults in 2025, NIH Report Finds
A new NIH report reveals U.S. adults continued high cannabis and nicotine use in 2025, while alcohol and cigarette consumption stayed low. Heroin and sleeping medication use saw slight increases among young adults, prompting public health attention.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceSocial IssuesFederal GovernmentEducation National Institutes of HealthCannabisNicotineDrug UseMonitoring the Future StudyPublic Health
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Virtual Intervention Reduces Substance Use, Anxiety in American Indian and Alaska Native Young Adults
A new virtual program, TACUNA, combining traditional practices and evidence-based interventions, significantly reduced cannabis and alcohol use, and anxiety among American Indian and Alaska Native emerging adults, enhancing accessibility for this at-risk population.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceComputers and InternetFederal GovernmentSocial IssuesEducation American IndianAlaska NativeSubstance Use PreventionVirtual InterventionTACUNAMental HealthIndigenous PeoplesNational Institutes of Health
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NIH Appoints Dr. Judy Cho to Lead National Human Genome Research Institute
Dr. Judy Cho, a leading expert in translational genetics and IBD research, has been named the new director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) by NIH. She will oversee its $660M budget, advancing genomic discoveries and clinical applications.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceFederal GovernmentEducationComputers and InternetSocial Issues Judy ChoNational Human Genome Research InstituteNIHGenomicsInflammatory Bowel DiseaseMedical ResearchMount SinaiNational Institutes of Health