Press Releases

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Blood vessels of a mouse brain with expansion shown in red
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
NIH-funded study challenges conventional wisdom about brain blood flow
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Doctor checking blood pressure of Black patient
Thursday, May 16, 2024
NIH-funded study suggests addressing these factors could reduce health disparities
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Diagram of FLVCR2 protein structure.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

NIH-funded study may inform the design of new therapies that cross the blood-brain barrier

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NIH logo
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset epilepsy, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in Sleep. The link was independent of other known risk factors for late-onset epilepsy and sleep apnea including hypertension and stroke.
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pregnant woman being shown ultrasound image of her developing baby
Thursday, April 11, 2024
NIH-funded research in siblings finds previously reported connection is likely due to other underlying factors.
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sensory nerve biopsy_GAN gene therapy
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Treatment for rare childhood disease was well tolerated and slowed loss of motor function

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MRI scan of a brain with regions colored yellow.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

In-depth study finds brain, immune, and metabolic abnormalities linked to debilitating chronic disease

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MRI tracer (white) is seen to slip through the arachnoid barrier around blood vessels connecting the brain to its covering membrane, the dura mater."
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

NIH collaboration has implications for neural-immune system responses and aging

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cryptic peptide shown in red
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Proteins could serve as biomarkers that improve diagnosis and guide the development of novel therapies 

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Artist's rendering of a synapse depicting phosphorylated alpha-synuclein as a glue holding synaptic vesicles together
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
NIH-funded research could change how we think about the causes of disorders like Parkinson’s