NIH researchers have discovered the source of dysfunction in the process whereby cells in the eye’s retina remove waste.

Results from a large NIH-supported study show that protein analyses taken during the first trimester of pregnancy did not improve predictions for identifying people at risk for experiencing conditions related to having high blood pressure, hypertension, during pregnancy. Since there is an urgent need to better predict people at risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, researchers have been studying if proteins taken from blood or urine samples could provide this insight.

Results from a national survey indicate that many Americans, 61%, are unaware that primary care physicians can prescribe medications for opioid use disorder, and 13% incorrectly believed that they could not.

A large analysis of data from nearly 400,000 healthy U.S. adults followed for more than 20 years has found no association between regular multivitamin use and lower risk of death. The study, led by NCI researchers, was published June 26 in JAMA Network Open.