NIH scientists have filled a research gap by developing a laboratory model to study ticks that transmit flaviviruses, such as Powassan virus. Powassan virus was implicated in the death of a New York man earlier this year.

The benefits of regularly consuming peanut-containing foods early in life to prevent the development of peanut allergy persist even after stopping peanut consumption for 1 year, new clinical trial findings show.

Marijuana use disorder is common in the United States, is often associated with other substance use disorders, behavioral problems and disability and goes largely untreated, according to a new study conducted by NIAAA.

Our eyes constantly send bits of information about the world around us to our brains where the information is assembled into objects we recognize. Along the way, a series of neurons in the eye uses electrical and chemical signals to relay the information.

A randomized clinical trial of 100 patients found that diet and exercise—alone or combined—improved exercise capacity in obese older patients with a particular type of heart failure.

An analysis funded by the National Eye Institute has identified three genes that contribute to the most common type of glaucoma. The study increases the total number of such genes to 15.

Couples who attempt to conceive within 3 months after losing an early pregnancy, defined as less than 20 weeks gestation, have the same chances, if not greater, of achieving a live birth than those who wait for 3 months or more, according to an NIH study.

Over the last 20 years, three families have been unsuspectingly linked by an unknown illness. Researchers at NHGRI and other organizations have now identified the cause of the illness, a new disease called CRIA syndrome.

A new report from the National Toxicology Program suggests that traffic-related air pollution increases a pregnant woman’s risk for dangerous increases in blood pressure, known as hypertension.

Identical twins with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience large differences in symptom severity even though they share the same DNA, according to an analysis funded by NIH.