More than 3 million people around the world, now tragically including thousands every day in India, have lost their lives to severe COVID-19. Though incredible progress has been made in a little mo…
Federal study shows lives lost from overdose crisis are felt across generations, emphasizing need to include children and families in support.
Precision oncology, in which doctors choose cancer treatment options based on the underlying molecular or genetic signature of individual tumors, has come a long way.…
Part of the NIH RECOVER Initiative, trials will test four treatments.
By utilizing the power of electronic medical records, researchers from UC San Diego are uncovering the genetics of tobacco use, which would help scientists discover…
About 1.5 million adults in the U.S. are living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks joint tissue, causing…
In coordination with the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, ORWH and several NIH institutes and centers issued a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI)…
In coordination with the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, ORWH and several NIH institutes and centers issued a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI)…
Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory—the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it—coordinate intentional focus…
When a mouthful of water goes down the wrong pipe – heading toward a healthy person’s lungs instead of their gut – they start coughing…
In Alzheimer’s disease, a buildup of sticky amyloid proteins in the brain clump together to form plaques, causing damage that gradually leads to worsening dementia…
