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A sampling of notable NIH-supported research accomplishments in 2023.
Taking a break from alcohol can be good for your health. Learn some tips for success.
The lifestyle changes you make today could help extend the healthy, active years of life.
Youth ages 16 to 18 are invited to participate in the national “Speaking Up About Mental Health” essay contest.
Semaglutide not linked to increased risk of suicidal ideation.
Study finds residential treatment is scarce and costly.
Proteins in the blood can be used to track the aging of individual organs.
Fewer days of drug use led to beneficial recovery outcomes,
Explore the Bethesda campus and how NIH turns discovery into health.
Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., is the NIH Director and provides leadership for the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up NIH.
NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs.
Scientists conduct research on NIH campuses across the U.S., as part of our Intramural Research Program.
NIH-supported research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of our lives.
The central recruitment point of access to all NIH jobs and training opportunities
A public-private partnership to develop a coordinated research strategy to speed the most promising COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.
An initiative to speed innovation in the development, commercialization, and implementation of technologies for COVID-19 testing.
A new research initiative to understand, prevent, and treat the long-term effects of COVID-19.
Guidelines from NIH for the diagnosis, treatment, and control of COVID-19.
NIH supports research in COVID-19 testing, treatments, and vaccines. También disponible en español.
Guidance to NIH staff, including employees, contractors, trainees, and volunteers, related to COVID-19.
A new science agency proposed by President Joseph Biden as part of NIH to drive biomedical breakthroughs and provide transformative solutions for all patients.
NIH does not tolerate pervasive or severe harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment.
Learn more about NIH’s efforts to end structural racism in biomedical research through the UNITE initiative.
A research effort to revolutionize how we improve health and treat disease.
Trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid crisis.
Learn about participating in clinical trials and where to find them.
A bold venture to help identify new treatments and cures for diseases.
Important initiatives aimed at improving medical research.
NIH provides training opportunities internally, as well as at universities and other institutions across the U.S.
