An experiment in mice using disulfiram, which has been used to treat alcohol-use disorder for more than 50 years, normalized body weight and reversed metabolic damage in obese middle-age mice of both sexes.

A new medication that targets part of the brain’s stress system may help reduce alcohol use in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD).

New findings suggest that all adults, including those over 65, should be mindful of risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

A mutation in the gene of a white blood cell protein contributes to the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection.

NIAID has launched a clinical trial of a vaccine candidate intended to prevent Zika virus infection. The study will evaluate the vaccine’s safety and ability to generate an immune system response.

In a global study of myasthenia gravis, researchers found that surgical removal of an organ called the thymus reduced patients’ weakness and their need for immunosuppressive drugs.

Scientists have discovered 15 genome sites—the first ever—linked to depression in people of European ancestry.

With the youngest of the baby boomers hitting 65 by 2029, the number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double to more than 8 million by 2050, according to projections based on the most recent census data and from studies funded by NEI.

According to new research published in Nature, scientists have determined how these sexually dimorphic (occurring in either males or females) connections arise in the worm nervous system. The research was funded by NINDS.

A new study of the relationship between physical activity and cancer has shown that greater levels of leisure-time physical activity were associated with a lower risk of developing 13 different types of cancer.