Tags: National Institutes of Health

3D-Printed Eye Tissue From Stem Cells Could Lead to Breakthrough in Treating Degenerative Eye Diseases

TECH & INNOVATION 12.23.2022 09:10 AM

NIH used 3D printing to create eye tissue from stem cells by printing a combination of cells that form the outer blood-retina barrier. Check it out in this article.

Unique Network of Proteins Restores Hearing in Zebrafish Through Cell Regeneration

09.15.2022 01:21 AM

Genomics helped researchers find the network of proteins that restores hearing in zebrafish, which may help in developing treatments for hearing loss in humans. read the article to learn more.

Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Leads to Memory Improvements in Older Adults, Study Reveals

09.14.2022 03:41 AM

Researchers from Boston University said that noninvasive brain stimulation has the potential to be used as a drug-free treatment to reverse or prevent memory loss in aging people. Read the article to learn more.

US Gov’t COVID-19 Pandemic Response Includes $67-M Budget for Scripps Research

05.20.2022 02:01 AM

Scripps Research has been awarded funding of $67 million to lead a new pandemic preparedness center. Learn more about the government’s initiative here.

NIH Funds $125M for Tissue Mapping Centers for Cellular Senescence to Study Lymphoid Organs

10.21.2021 22:00 PM

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a program to study cellular senescence to assess the role of senescent cells in age-related diseases and cancer.

NIH Director: “Masks Are Not Optional” in Slowing the Coronavirus Spread

07.20.2020 04:58 AM

NIH director, Dr. Francis Collins, discusses issues on why masks are important and why America is facing such problems with surges in COVID-19 cases. Find out why he says masks are not optional by clicking the link above.

NIH Wants 10,000 Volunteers to Study the Pervasiveness of Coronavirus in the US: How to Qualify?

04.14.2020 01:57 AM

Federal Health officials are recruiting 10,000 volunteers nationwide for at-home COVID-19 antibody test to investigate how pervasive the virus has gotten in the United States.

US Government Finally Banning Chimp Research

11.23.2015 20:23 PM

Biomedical and invasive research on chimpanzees will no longer be supported by the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH).

$7.5 Million Grant Awarded To Start Clinical Trial For Alzheimer’s

09.16.2015 22:14 PM

The National Institute of Health awarded an estimated $7.5 million grant to Johns Hopkins University to fund the ongoing clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease drug.

Hookah Leads To Increased Probability Of Smoking Cigarettes Amongst Teens

12.10.2014 15:41 PM

Waterpipe, narghile, arghila, qalyān, shisha-- all these refer to Hookah, a single or multi-stemmed instrument for vaporizing and smoking flavored tobacco called shisha. In recent years Hookah smoking has been a popular activity among college students due to its flavor, smell and sweet taste; as well as it has also been used as a tool for socialization. A new study, however, reveals that Hookah smoking may eventually increase the risk of cigarette smoking in adolescents.

Study Says An Unhappy Marriage Is Bad For a Woman's Heart

11.21.2014 20:38 PM

An Unhappy Marriage Is Bad For a Woman's Heart, Study Says While it is known that an unhappy marriage leads to broken hearts, it may come as a surprise that a broken heart can manifest into something far more real than mere emotional distress.

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