Common inherited genetic factors that predict cancer risk in the general population may also predict elevated risk of new cancers among childhood cancer survivors, according to a recent NCI study.

In a large clinical trial, a topical liquid, silver diamine fluoride (SDF), stopped tooth decay in young children.

Results from a large clinical trial funded by NIH show that an intervention for anxiety provided to pregnant women living in Pakistan significantly reduced the likelihood of the women developing moderate-to-severe anxiety, depression or both six weeks after birth.

A 16-week course of a monoclonal antibody, omalizumab, increased the amount of peanut, tree nuts, egg, milk and wheat that multi-food allergic children as young as one year could consume without an allergic reaction in a late-stage clinical trial.

People with type 2 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery achieved better long-term blood glucose control compared to people who received medical management plus lifestyle interventions, according to a new study supported by NIH.

In a recent study of the brain’s waste drainage system, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL), collaborating with NINDS investigators, discovered a direct connection between the brain and its tough protective covering, the dura mater.

Law enforcement seizures of “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms” containing the psychoactive component psilocybin increased dramatically in the U.S. between 2017 and 2022.

Women who receive an mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccination or booster during pregnancy can provide their infants with strong protection against symptomatic Covid-19 infection for at least six months after birth, according to an NIAID study.

NIH researchers have found that children with anxiety disorders have overactivity in several brain regions.

NIH researchers observed rapid and distinct immune system changes in a small study of people who switched to a vegan or a ketogenic (keto) diet.