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NIH, NSF fund four Centers for Oceans and Human Health

April 18, 2024 - A recent press release from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the institution’s plans to fund four new Centers for Ocean and Human Health and renew funding for two existing centers in partnership with the United States National Science Foundation (NSF). The resources provided by both organizations will help support research to...

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NIH launches long COVID clinical trial for nervous system dysfunction

by Veronica Salib

On March 12, 2024, the NIH announced that it would open another clinical trial on long COVID, evaluating treatment options for COVID-induced autonomic nervous system dysfunction, as part of the...

Daily Cannabis Smoking Linked to 25% Greater Heart Attack Risk

by Veronica Salib

On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) published a study linking cannabis use to adverse cardiovascular outcomes, including heart attack and stroke. This...

NIH Precision Medicine Data Detects 275 Million New Genetic Variants

by Veronica Salib

Last week, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program published an article in Nature identifying over 275 million new genetic variants across approximately...

CBT Reduced Frontal and Parietal Activity in Children with Anxiety

by Veronica Salib

On January 24, 2024, researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a subset of the NIH, published a study in the American Journal of Psychiatry revealing that cognitive behavioral...

Researchers Identify Potential Cause of Hypertension-Induced Dementia

by Veronica Salib

Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a press release identifying a potential pathway for hypertension-induced dementia. The announcement cites a study published in Nature...

NIH Researchers Identify Sleep Deficiency as a T2D Risk Factor

by Veronica Salib

Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the results of a study that identified chronic sleep deficiency as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study, published in Diabetes...

Heat-Related CV Deaths to Greatly Impact Black and Elderly Communities

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that heat-related cardiovascular deaths are expected to increase drastically between 2036 and 2065. The press release cites an...

Researchers Develop Largest Atlas of Human Brain Cells

by Veronica Salib

Last week, Science, Science Advances, and Science Translational Medicine compiled an atlas of over 3,000 types of cells in the human brain. The project was a substantial undertaking that collected...

Obesity Before/During Pregnancy Linked to Cardiovascular Risk

by Veronica Salib

A press release from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) highlights the results of a recent study published in Circulation Research, which notes that being overweight or obese before pregnancy or...

NIH-Funded Study Links Seizure Activity in the Amygdala to SUDEP

by Veronica Salib

In a recent press release by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the organization announced the results of a study published by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS),...

Maternal Stress and Prenatal COVID Status Impact Infant Attention Span

by Veronica Salib

On September 27, 2023, scientists published the results of a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a subset of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that evaluated the...

Researchers Identify Depression Recovery Biomarkers Using DBS Device

by Veronica Salib

A recent study published in Nature with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, otherwise known as the BRAIN...

NIH Study Identifies Tools for Effective PCOS Diagnosis

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, researchers at the National Institutes of Health published a systematic review in Frontiers Endocrinology, concluding that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)...

NIH Will Allocate $50.3 Million to Multi-Omics Research Over 5 Years

by Veronica Salib

On September 12, 2023, the National Institute of Health (NIH) announced it would award $50.3 million to multi-omics research on health and diseases over the next five years. By establishing the...

NIH Researchers Investigate Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain

by Veronica Salib

Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced an investigation into Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterium that has managed to infect multiple healthy people in community settings. The...

41% of Young Athletes Have Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

by Veronica Salib

In a recent press release, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the results of a study funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), noting high rates of...

Poor Water Quality Can Increase Lung Infection Risk for CF Patients

by Veronica Salib

Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a subset of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently published a study in Environmental Epidemiology...

Are African Individuals at Higher Risk of Parkinson’s Disease?

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, the National Institutes of Health issued a press release suggesting that people of African ancestry are at a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease. The conclusion is based on a...

Researchers Identify a Completed Sequence of the Y Chromosome

by Veronica Salib

A recent article published in Nature revealed that researchers have finally sequenced the human Y chromosome, marking the final human chromosome to be evaluated. The study, which was funded by the...

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