National Institutes of Health (NIH) Audio Reports

Asthma awareness

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:08:00 EDT

May is Asthma Awareness Month.

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:08:00 EDT

An NIH study shows two drugs better than one in treat in treating youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes.

Thu, 3 May 2012 11:10:00 EDT

Scientists now can access select compounds from pharmaceutical companies that may lead to new therapies.

Wed, 2 May 2012 15:10:00 EDT

A recent report from the CDC shows the most number of reported measles cases in the US in 15 years.

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:15:00 EDT

Narcolepsy is a rare, chronic disorder of the central nervous system. Only about one in 200-thousand people have it.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:20:00 EDT

Twentieth-century tobacco control programs and policies have prevented nearly 800,000 lung cancer deaths in the US.

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:30:00 EDT

Researchers have found that blocked activity of learning and memory genes is an early, and potentially treatable event in Alzheimer’s disease.

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:52:00 EDT

An NIH-funded study in rats suggests there may be an easy, available treatment for a common condition in women of childbearing age.

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:52:00 EDT

World TB Day is Saturday, March 24 and this year's theme is "Eliminate TB in my Lifetime."

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:37:00 EDT

One type of partial-breast radiation therapy may be outpacing the available evidence on the technique’s safety and effectiveness.

Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:47:00 EST

In a NIH study bilingual kids did much better on a cognitive test compared to kids who only speak English.