Study To Test Seasonal Flu Vaccines with Two Adjuvants
An early-stage clinical trial is evaluating two licensed seasonal influenza vaccines, administered with or without novel adjuvants, for their safety and ability to generate an immune response.
‘Wildling’ Mice Could Help Translate Results in Animal Models to Results in Humans
Researchers at NIH have developed a new mouse model that could improve the translation of research in mice into advances in human health.
NIH Researchers Uncover Role of Repetitive DNA, Protein Sequences in Tumor Evolution
A team of researchers from the National Library of Medicine and collaborating academic research institutions developed a method to measure a type of gene mutation involved in the evolution of cancer.
Guidelines for Introducing Solid Foods to Infants May Lead to Unhealthy Weight
Common recommendations from hospitals and infant formula manufacturers for introducing solid foods to infants could raise the risk of overfeeding or underfeeding, suggests a computer modeling study funded by NIH.
Moderate Calorie Restriction Has Health Benefits
Moderately reducing caloric intake over a period of 2 years significantly improved cardiometabolic risk factors in young and middle-age, non-obese adults, according to new findings from the Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy (CALERIE) trial.
Air Pollution Tied to Newborn Intensive Care Admissions
Infants born to women exposed to high levels of air pollution in the week before delivery are more likely to be admitted to a newborn intensive care unit (NICU), suggests an analysis by researchers at NIH.
Common Treatment for Hyperthyroidism Increases Cancer Risk
Findings from a study of patients who received radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism show an association between the dose of treatment and long-term risk of death from solid cancers, including breast cancer.
Elevated Blood Pressure in First Trimester Is Risky in Pregnancy
Elevated blood pressure in the first trimester of pregnancy, or an increase in blood pressure between the first and second trimesters, raises the chances of a high blood pressure disorder of pregnancy, according to a study funded by NICHD.
Color Plays Robust Role in Reading Faces
A new study by NEI provides evidence that the human brain’s visual system is especially sensitive to the color of faces compared to the colors of other objects or things.