Long COVID Symptom: People Experience Brain Impairment As One of the Lingering Effects

Medicine & Technology Jul 07, 2022

An NIH study showed that the immune response stimulated by COVID-19 is damaging the brain’s blood vessels. Learn to read more about this lingering effect.

Norovirus Explained: NIH Research Points Out How Virus Spread in the Gastrointestinal Tract Like Wildfire

Jun 30, 2022

A new NIH research shared how the norovirus spreads swiftly and easily in the gastrointestinal tract. Continue reading to learn more about this digestive disorder.

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.

Genetic Mutation From Ancient Wolves 53,000 Years Ago Made Some Dog Breeds to Have Smaller Body

Jan 28, 2022

Recent genetic study suggests that some modern-day dog breeds became tiny due to a gene mutation that could be traced back from Canids 53,000 years ago, as well as the following domestication that occurred in ancient civilizations.

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.

Dr. Fauci Allegedly Lied About Funding of COVID-19 ‘Gain-of-Function’ Research at the Wuhan Lab: What’s the Truth?

Sep 08, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci has recently been criticized, accused of being untruthful about documents released recently that seemed to contradict his claims that the NIH did not provide a grant for coronavirus research.

Early Coronavirus Gene Sequences Retrieved From Secretly Deleted Database

Jun 24, 2021

Some early samples of the virus submitted by a Chinese researcher were deleted from a shared database, an expert in the evolution of viruses says.

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.

World, Meet NIH's Kizzmekia Corbett: Leader of Clinical Trial in Search of Coronavirus Vaccine

Apr 13, 2020

The National Institute of Health's Kizzmekia Corbett is the leader of the clinical trial in search of a vaccine for coronavirus. This young woman is praised by her superiors and is deemed as the "best fit" for the job. The first stages of the clinical trials started early in March and many are counting on her and her team to quickly come up with a cure to fight the pandemic. How does she handle all the stress? Click the link above to find out.

A Better Approach to Coronavirus Vaccine Plausible? Synthetic Biologists Think So

Mar 10, 2020

Regardless of the companies' initiative to rush in developing and testing vaccines that fight the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as the National Institutes of Health, bet that scientists, particularly the synthetic biologists, "can do even better than what's currently in the pipeline."

NIH Finds Aspirin Helpful For Pregnancy Of Women With High Inflammation

Feb 13, 2017

After study, NIH has found out that aspirin is very helpful for women with high inflammation if they want to get pregnant.

Your Cup of Joe Could Prevent Skin Cancer

Jan 25, 2015

According to new research from Yale University and the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), drinking coffee everyday could reduce your for malignant melanoma skin cancer.