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

Medicine & Technology Dec 23, 2022

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

Sep 15, 2022

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

Sep 14, 2022

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

May 20, 2022

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

Oct 21, 2021

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

Jul 20, 2020

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.

10,000 Volunteers for Hire As NIH is Testing COVID-19 Antibodies

Apr 14, 2020

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

Nov 23, 2015

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

Sep 16, 2015

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

Dec 10, 2014

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

Nov 21, 2014

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