Exposure to acetaminophen in the womb may increase a child’s risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, suggests a study funded by NIH and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality.

Using advanced imaging, NINDS researchers have uncovered new information regarding traumatic microbleeds, which appear as small, dark lesions on MRI scans.

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology describes a new rapid assay for Lyme disease that could lead to a practical test for use by health care providers.

Researchers have discovered a mechanism in rats that links cigarette smoking and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

A multicenter randomized clinical trial evaluating a new artificial pancreas system has found that the new system was more effective than existing treatments at controlling blood glucose levels in people with type 1 diabetes.

A new study suggests that transmission of a protozoan parasite from insects may also cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people. The parasite, however, does not respond to treatment with standard leishmaniasis drugs.

Children born to women who have high blood levels of lead are more likely be overweight or obese, compared to those whose mothers have low levels of lead in their blood, according to a study funded by NIH and the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Researchers at NIH have developed a new and improved viral vector—a virus-based vehicle that delivers therapeutic genes—for use in gene therapy for sickle cell disease.

Surgery for stress urinary incontinence (leaking that occurs with a cough or sneeze) improves symptoms of another form of incontinence, called urgency urinary incontinence, in women who have both types, according to a study supported by NIH.

Allergy to peanut, which is often severe, is one of the most common food allergies in the United States. Discontinuing oral immunotherapy or continuing it at a reduced dose led to a decline in its protective effects.