Researchers found that a neglected antibiotic called hygromycin A selectively kills Borelliella burgdorferi, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. The antibiotic was able to treat Lyme disease in mice without disrupting the microbiome.

Research suggests that newborns can reap some of the same health benefits that others get from consistent, quality shut-eye.

NIH, FDA, 10 pharmaceutical companies and 5 nonprofit organizations have partnered to accelerate development of gene therapies for the 30 million Americans who suffer from a rare disease.

A commonly available FDA-approved oral diuretic pill may be a potential candidate for an Alzheimer’s disease treatment for those who are at genetic risk, according to findings published in Nature Aging.

Researchers report that a booster dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine given to rhesus macaques enhanced their immune response, providing protection against all known circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019 among people ages 18-64 in the U.S., according to a NIDA study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy, a movement disorder that affects use of one side of the body, showed improved use of the arm and hand after receiving a high dose of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in a recent clinical trial.

Researchers found that intensive therapy, added to standard rehabilitation, produces the greatest improvement when administered 2-3 months after a stroke.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other injuries to blood vessels in the brain, like stroke, are a leading cause of long-term disability or death. NINDS researchers have found a possible explanation for why some patients recover much more poorly from brain injury if they later become infected.

Researchers from NCI identified three subtypes of lung cancers in people who never smoked. The results could help guide more precise lung cancer treatments.