A study of endurance training in rats found molecular changes throughout the body that could help explain the beneficial effects of exercise on health.
Researchers found that brief bouts of anger can impair the ability of blood vessels to expand and contract, which might have consequences for heart health.
December 18, 2019 —
NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include a way to predict which people at risk for psychosis may progress to full psychosis, insights into recurrent tonsillitis, and a patch to replace damaged retinal cells.
December 18, 2019 —
Noteworthy NIH advances in basic research include evidence linking enterovirus infections with acute flaccid myelitis, insights into how disrupted sleep may lead to heart disease, and nanoparticle robots that sweep away biofilms.
December 18, 2019 —
NIH accomplishments in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment include treatments for the Ebola virus, gene therapy that reverses a rare immune disorder, and a blood test to detect myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
December 10, 2019 —
Three commonly prescribed anti-seizure drugs worked equally well for seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy called refractory status epilepticus who didn’t respond to benzodiazepines.
December 10, 2019 —
Researchers found a unique population of stem cells in the roof of the mouth that quickly respond to stress from chewing and injury.
