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The retina looks like a orange circle with a tiny bright dot in the upper right hand corner. Veins are visible in the photo.

May 28, 2021

  • Screenshot of Collins's head and shoulders with shelves of books in background

    NIH Holds First Town Hall on Achieving Equity

    By Carla Garnett

    At a virtual Town Hall, NIH director Dr. Francis Collins introduced the issue of “achieving racial equity at NIH and at the institutions we fund” as one “of paramount importance.” Instead of shrinking from the problem, NIH seeks to confront it head on.
  • Dr. Michael Ungar

    Ungar Uncovers How Kids Find Strength in Stressed Environments

    By Dana Talesnik

    Creating the conditions for resilience involves all kinds of positive forces interacting. At a recent NIMH innovation lecture, Dalhousie University's Dr. Michael Ungar discusses efforts to bolster resilience among children in high-risk environments.
  • Kristal Nemeroff

    Children’s Inn Advances Clinical Research by Supporting Patients, Families

    By Eric Bock

    For three decades, the Children’s Inn at NIH has helped to advance medical research by improving the lives of patients enrolled in clinical research studies and their families, said NICHD director Dr. Diana Bianchi. “The inn improves the quality of the entire experience not only for the patient him- or herself but also for extended family,” said Bianchi during a virtual Children’s Inn Discovery Session.
  • A graphic shows 300 million covid tests: 10 molecular, 10 antigen, 3 test products - 15 in lab, 12 point of care, and 2 at home with 23 emergency use authorizations

    One Year of RADx Tech Success

    By Patricia Wiley

    Early in the pandemic, NIH quickly mobilized on multiple fronts—one of which was the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative—with the goal of helping to meet the huge demand for fast, accurate Covid-19 tests. One year and 300 million Covid tests later, NIH celebrates and reflects on the achievement.
The retina looks like a orange circle with a tiny bright dot in the upper right hand corner. Veins are visible in the photo.

On the Cover

Retina showing reticular pseudodrusen. A clinical study led by the National Eye Institute will follow 500 people over 5 years to learn more about the natural history of early agerelated macular degeneration (AMD). By using the latest technologies to visualize structures within the eye and measure their function, researchers hope to identify biomarkers of disease progression, well before it advances to late-stage disease and causes vision loss.

Photo: NEI

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