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 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.

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.

Taking a daily vitamin D supplement does not prevent type 2 diabetes in adults at high risk, according to results from a national study funded by NIDDK. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A new study reveals sleeping with a television or light on in the room may be a risk factor for gaining weight or developing obesity.

Scientists have found that our brains are more sensitive to pitch, the harmonic sounds we hear when listening to music, than our evolutionary relative the macaque monkey.

A recently recognized brain disorder that mimics clinical features of Alzheimer’s disease has for the first time been defined...NIH-funded scientists, working with international peers, described this new pathway to dementia.

Taking a folic acid supplement daily before pregnancy may reduce the risk of gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes, according to a recent study.

A large study of more than 21,000 people finds that training emergency medical services (EMS) agencies to implement prehospital guidelines for traumatic brain injury (TBI) may help improve survival in patients with severe head trauma.

People eating ultra-processed foods ate more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet, according to results from an NIH study.