After a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, people with a prior COVID-19 infection had antibody levels similar to those of people without prior infection after two vaccine doses.
Researchers found that a stress hormone impairs stem cells necessary for hair growth in mice. The findings suggest potential ways to treat hair loss caused by chronic stress.
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 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 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.
