Chronic inflammation leaves long-lasting impression on gut stem cells, increasing colorectal cancer risk
NIH-funded animal study finds heritable memories of damage persisted in cells months after inflammation ceased.
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NIH invests $150 million in human-based research to reduce use of animal models
New program will develop, validate and standardize research tools to develop more sophisticated and relevant models of disease.
NIH invests $115 million in human-based research to reduce use of animal models
New program will develop, validate and standardize research tools to develop more sophisticated and relevant models of disease.
Clinical trial results support use of weekly extended-release buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder during pregnancy
NIH-supported study shows this treatment resulted in higher rates of illicit opioid abstinence than current standard of care.
Researchers develop AI tool to predict patients at risk of intimate partner violence
NIH-funded, automated clinical decision support could facilitate timely interventions for at-risk patients years before they might otherwise seek help.
Automated CT scan analysis could fast-track clinical assessments
NIH-funded research suggests AI-powered tool could streamline diagnoses and unveil early markers for chronic disease.
Study measuring changes in protein structure establishes new class of Alzheimer’s biomarkers
NIH-funded insights into Alzheimer’s biology could help with early diagnosis, future clinical trials
NIH-supported trial reduces HIV incidence by 70% in rural populations
Study used technology to extend reach of existing infrastructure, linking people to care.
You don’t need to be very altruistic to stop an epidemic
Reducing social contact is widely understood to slow disease spread, but because there is no personal health benefit gained from self-isolating, this would seem to require some concern for others. But how much do you have to care about others…
Rising temperature may shift sex ratios at birth, analysis of five million births finds
“Temperature and sex ratios at birth,” a new study led by researchers at the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provides new evidence that higher temperatures can influence…