NIH awards $12 million for antiviral therapeutic development
Scanning electron micrograph of Ebola virus particles (purple) both budding and attached to the surface of...
NIH researchers unlock pattern of gene activity for ADHD
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study, led by scientists at the National Human Genome Research...
NIH study in mice provides insight into how brain activity is fine-tuned
Interneurons (green) in the hippocampus of a mouse. These cells play a subtle but powerful role in balancing...
NIH study in mice provides insight into how brain activity is fine-tuned
Interneurons (green) in the hippocampus of a mouse. These cells play a subtle but powerful role in balancing...
NIH-funded study finds personalized kidney screening for people with type 1 diabetes could reduce costs, detect disease earlier
Taking a personalized approach to kidney disease screening for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) may reduce the time that chronic kidney disease (CKD) goes undetected, according to a new analysis performed by the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions...
WHO updates recommendations to guide family planning decisions
Nov.,15, the World Health Organization (WHO) released important updates to its landmark Family Planning Handbook, which provides health workers and policy makers with the most current information on contraceptive options.
WHO advises immediate skin to skin care for survival of small and preterm babies
WHO Nov.15 launched new guidelines to improve survival and health outcomes for babies born early (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) or small (under 2.5kg at birth).
CDC Releases UPDATED Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
Pain affects the lives of millions of Americans every day and improving pain care and the lives of patients with pain is a public health imperative. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing updated and expanded recommendations...
Joining forces to enable access to essential prevention and care services for people with diabetes and TB
Marking World Diabetes Day: actions for better access to treatment and care
WHO has undertaken important actions that will promote better access to biosimilar insulins and medical devices for diabetes care. A year ago, WHO published a report, Keeping the 100-year-old promise: making insulin access universal. The report...
