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Date: 2025/01/17 - 19:30

NIH to lead implementation of National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act

Open call for participants to serve on Parkinson’s Advisory Council.

Date: 2025/01/16 - 20:00

Contact lenses used to slow nearsightedness in youth have a lasting effect

NIH-funded study finds progression of eye growth returns to normal in older teens, with no loss of treatment benefit.

Date: 2025/01/14 - 00:30

NIH-funded study finds cases of ME/CFS increase following SARS-CoV-2

ME/CFS is a complex, serious, and chronic condition that often occurs following an infection.

Date: 2025/01/11 - 00:32

Best Immune-Boosting Foods to Eat During Winter to Help You Stay Healthy

As respiratory virus season peaks, certain whole foods become especially important for maintaining health during the winter season. Foods like root vegetables, citrus, nuts, and berries are high in nutrients such as vitamins A, C, and D and antioxidants that can bolster immunity.

Red Blood Cell Infected with Malaria Parasites

Date: 2025/01/03 - 18:30

NIH researchers discover novel class of anti-malaria antibodies

New antibodies could lead to next generation of interventions against malaria.

A collage of the optic nerve in the human eye and a pack of Ozempic, used to treat diabetes.

Date: 2025/01/02 - 16:31

Danish studies find higher risk of optic nerve damage with Ozempic

Two new studies suggest that the diabetes medication Ozempic may double the risk of a rare but serious condition that damages the optic nerve.

Photo of a wild bird. To the right is a colorized transmission electron micrograph of H5N1 virus particles (purple).

Date: 2025/01/01 - 02:00

NIH officials assess threat of H5N1

Balancing enhanced vigilance and “business as usual.”

Wine and healthy Mediterranean food on a table

Date: 2024/12/18 - 04:32

Occasional Wine With Mediterranean Diet May Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk

New research suggests that low to moderate wine consumption while adhering to the Mediterranean diet may help lower the risk of heart disease. However, experts caution there are health risks associated with any level of alcohol use.

Two oblong shapes clustered close to each other within an irregular mass.

Date: 2024/12/11 - 00:00

NIH Study Finds Tecovirimat Was Safe but Did Not Improve Mpox Resolution or Pain

Study Examined Tecovirimat in Countries Affected by Global Clade II Mpox Outbreak.

Image of three orange rod shaped H5N1/bird flu particles against a purple background.

Date: 2024/12/07 - 01:30

Single mutation in H5N1 influenza surface protein could enable easier human infection

NIH-funded study finds risk of human infection continues to remain low.