Lung cancer patients who quit smoking before diagnosis had significantly better survival rates than smokers—and the longer without smoking, the better the odds of survival.
Infants who avoided infection with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, during the first year of life had a 26% lower risk of developing asthma by age 5.
April 28, 2023 —
Recent pandemics have brought into stark relief the need to be prepared for the next emerging disease, whenever it arrives. To this end, NIH-funded researchers have been working on the concept of universal vaccines.
April 11, 2023 —
For older adults whose depression persisted while taking an antidepressant, adding aripiprazole had greater benefits than switching to another antidepressant.
December 20, 2022 —
NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include a potential cause of multiple sclerosis, understanding the effects of sleep, and progress towards an HIV vaccine.
December 20, 2022 —
NIH accomplishments in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment include insights into Covid-19 vaccines, advances for type 1 diabetes, and a robotic exoskeleton that helps people walk.
December 20, 2022 —
Noteworthy NIH advances in basic research include progress in understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease, discoveries about how the microbiome affects human health, and learning how mosquitos find us.
