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Repurposing a blood pressure drug may prevent vision loss in inherited blinding diseases

April 15, 2025 — NIH studies in animals show reserpine protects retinal-neurons necessary for vision, especially in females.
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Scientists map unprecedented detail of connections and visual perception in the mouse brain

April 9, 2025 — NIH-funded project helps unravel the brain’s wiring, giving clues to how we see the world.
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Twins grow more slowly in early pregnancy than previously thought

April 7, 2025 — NIH findings could lead to more efficient monitoring of twin pregnancies.
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AI screening for opioid use disorder associated with fewer hospital readmissions

April 3, 2025 — NIH-supported clinical trial shows AI tool as effective as healthcare providers in generating referrals to addiction specialists.
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Blood pressure patterns in early pregnancy tied to hypertension risk up to 14 years later

April 2, 2025 — NIH-supported study reveals new risk group for future high blood pressure, heart disease.
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Jay Bhattacharya Begins Tenure as 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health

April 1, 2025 — President Trump nominated Dr. Bhattacharya for the position on Nov. 26, 2024, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 25, 2025.
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Combination immunotherapy shrank a variety of metastatic gastrointestinal cancers

April 1, 2025 — NIH trial shows new form of TIL therapy effective against colon, rectum, pancreas, and bile duct tumors.
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Social factors help explain worse cardiovascular health among adults in rural vs. urban communities

March 31, 2025 — NIH-funded study reveals variables, such as poverty and education, that may underpin higher rates of heart disease and its risk factors.
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Daily physical activity, even at light intensities, linked to lower cancer risk

March 26, 2025 — NIH study finds number of steps taken daily may be more important for cancer risk than the intensity of activity.
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NIH researchers develop eye drops that slow vision loss in animals

March 21, 2025 — Treatment shows potential to slow the progression of human degenerative eye diseases, including retinitis pigmentosa.

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20250415-rod-photoreceptors-thumb.jpg

Repurposing a blood pressure drug may prevent vision loss in inherited blinding diseases

20250409-mouse-brain.jpg

Scientists map unprecedented detail of connections and visual perception in the mouse brain

20250407-pregnancy.jpg

Twins grow more slowly in early pregnancy than previously thought

20250403-opioids.jpg

AI screening for opioid use disorder associated with fewer hospital readmissions

20250402-nhlbi.jpg

Blood pressure patterns in early pregnancy tied to hypertension risk up to 14 years later

20250401-bhattacharya-th.jpg

Jay Bhattacharya Begins Tenure as 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health

20250402-gastrointestinal-cancers.jpg

Combination immunotherapy shrank a variety of metastatic gastrointestinal cancers

20250331-social-factors.jpg

Social factors help explain worse cardiovascular health among adults in rural vs. urban communities

20250326-cancer-risk.jpg

Daily physical activity, even at light intensities, linked to lower cancer risk

20250321-pedf

NIH researchers develop eye drops that slow vision loss in animals

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