11+ hour, 39+ min ago  (533+ words) Glioblastoma is the most common form of brain cancer in adults. It is a form of glioma, a group of cancers that arise from brain cells called glia. Glioblastoma is also the most aggressive type of brain tumor. The average…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago  (533+ words) An NIH-funded research team, led by Dr. Christoph A. Thaiss at Stanford University and the Arc Institute, explored how aging affects the gut-brain connection in mice. The researchers focused on age-related changes in the microbiome, with the hope of identifying new…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago  (539+ words) Each year millions of people in the United States experience intimate partner violence, or IPV. IPV refers to abuse from current or former spouses and partners. It can lead to life-threatening injuries, chronic pain, and mental health conditions. Many people…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (379+ words) Study links specific cell populations to patient risk in melanoma and liver cancer. In a National'Institutes of'Health (NIH)-funded study, researchers developed a cancer assessment tool that can'identify'high-risk patients and the tumor cells linked to that risk. The model, called'sc…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (155+ words) The NIH Clinical Center is the largest research hospital in the world. "Jonathan M. Green, M. D. , MBA, has been selected as the chief executive officer of the"National"Institutes of"Health's"Clinical Center, the world's largest hospital devoted to clinical research. Dr....

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (770+ words) More than 800, 000 people have heart attacks each year in the United States. Heart attacks occur when not enough blood flow reaches part of the heart. This kills the cells there, which can permanently impair heart function. Doctors currently treat heart…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (435+ words) The researchers used cutting-edge methods to analyze more than 350, 000 individual hippocampal cells from donated postmortem brains. First, they identified molecular signatures of new neuron formation in young adult hippocampi. They then compared these signatures across older adults with varying cognitive…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (432+ words) When someone has a food allergy, the body's immune system reacts to the food as if it's a threat. This can lead to symptoms like an itchy throat, hives, or stomach cramps. In severe cases, it can lead to a…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (145+ words) NIH-funded animal study finds heritable memories of damage persisted in cells months after inflammation ceased. To better understand how this'alteration'was sticking around so long, the researchers'developed a method to track epigenetic memories as cells divided'within an organoid model of colitis,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1733+ words) Research in Context'March 24, 2026 Alcohol and drug addiction can cause many harms. This Research in Context feature looks at research into the causes of addiction and new ways to treat it. Addiction is a serious public health problem in the United…...