NIH scientists have identified new genetic risk factors for two types of non-Alzheimer’s dementia. The findings were published in Cell Genomics and detail how researchers identified large-scale DNA changes, known as structural variants, by analyzing thousands of DNA samples.

NIH researchers and colleagues have developed a zebrafish model that provides new insight into how the brain acquires essential omega-3 fatty acids, including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and linolenic acid.

Among people who have had Covid-19, adults with obstructive sleep apnea were more likely to experience long-term symptoms suggestive of long Covid than those without the sleep disorder, according to a large study supported by NIH.

Children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)—a rare condition linked with the virus that causes Covid-19—have biochemical indicators of cell injury and cell death that are distinct from other children with Covid-19, according to a study funded by NICHD.

An NIDDK-supported study found that people who experienced acute kidney injury (AKI) during a hospitalization, including those admitted with AKI or who developed AKI in the hospital, were more likely to revisit the hospital or die shortly after discharge, compared to people hospitalized without AKI.

Researchers from NIH have outlined opportunities for achieving President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s Cancer Moonshot national goal of reducing the cancer death rate by at least 50% over the next 25 years.

Expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the Covid-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood of fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries.

A clinical trial at NIH found that a medication, denosumab, significantly reduced abnormal bone turnover in adults with fibrous dysplasia, a rare disease marked by weak and misshapen bones.

An NIH clinical trial was stopped early because a daily statin medication was found to reduce the increased risk of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV in the first large-scale clinical study to test a primary cardiovascular prevention strategy in this population.

NIH-funded researchers have developed a new imaging tool, called electromyometrial imaging (EMMI), to create real-time, three-dimensional images and maps of uterine contractions during labor.