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Community Health

Program to investigate structural drivers of health.

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Cancer Diagnoses

New cases fell sharply during pandemic.

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Depression Recovery

Biomarker identified to gauge response to deep-brain stimulation.

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SARS-CoV-2 and the Heart

Virus infects coronary arteries, increases plaque inflammation

NIH at a Glance

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Explore the Bethesda campus and how NIH turns discovery into health.

The NIH Director

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., is the Acting NIH Director and provides leadership for the 27 institutes and centers that make up the NIH.

Funding for Research

NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs.

Labs at NIH

Scientists conduct research on NIH campuses across the U.S., as part of our Intramural Research Program.

Impact of NIH Research

NIH-supported research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of our lives.

Jobs at NIH

The central recruitment point of access to all NIH jobs and training opportunities

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