Gene variations linked to severity of Zika-related birth defects, small NIH study suggests
Model of the Zika virus.
NIH and Children’s National partner to advance pediatric clinical research
The image shows a natural killer cell, a type of immune cell.
Experimental nasal influenza vaccine tested in kids, teens
3D print of influenza virus. The virus surface (yellow) is covered with proteins called...
Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people
In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without previous cardiovascular events, aspirin did not prolong healthy, independent living (life free of dementia or persistent physical...
Neurons absorb and release water when firing, NIH study suggests
Neurons absorb and release water when they relay messages throughout the brain, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. Tracking this water movement with imaging technology may one day provide...
NIH launches initiative to accelerate genetic therapies to cure sickle cell disease
The National Institutes of Health announced the launch of a new initiative to help speed the development of cures for sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders affecting at least 100,000 people in the United States and 20 million...
High blood sugar during pregnancy ups risk of mother’s type 2 diabetes, child’s obesity
Mothers with elevated blood glucose during pregnancy – even if not high enough to meet the traditional definition of gestational diabetes – were significantly more likely to have developed type 2 diabetes a decade after pregnancy than their...
Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says
New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 released on September 11....
New flu vaccine available this winter for those aged 65 and over
Delegates at the Public Health England (PHE) conference heard that a more effective flu vaccine for those aged 65 and over this winter has the potential to prevent deaths and significantly reduce the burden on the NHS.
Global Preparedness Monitoring Board convenes for the first time in Geneva
The World Health Organization and the World Bank Group convened the first meeting of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), a new body set up to monitor the world’s readiness to respond to outbreaks and other health emergencies, on September...
