Researchers have found that temporarily increasing the dosage of inhaled steroids when asthma symptoms begin to worsen does not effectively prevent severe flare-ups and may be associated with slowing a child’s growth.

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)—preparations of a specific type of antibody designed to bind to a single target—have shown promise in the fight against cancer and autoimmune diseases.

After receiving a course of antiretroviral therapy for their HIV-like infection, approximately half of a group of monkeys infused with a broadly neutralizing antibody to HIV combined with an immune stimulatory compound suppressed the virus for 6 months without additional treatment, according to scientists supported in part by NIAID.

Scientists have uncovered a high-resolution map of the wiring inside the mouse brain’s thirst center. With these blueprints, they could trick mice into becoming light or heavy water drinkers.

Circuits in the brain act as an internal clock to tell us it is time to sleep and to control how long we then stay asleep.

A phase 1 clinical trial examining whether a topical cream can enhance the immune response conferred by a “pre-pandemic” influenza vaccine is underway at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Asthma patients with a specific genetic profile exhibit more intense symptoms following exposure to traffic pollution, according to researchers at NIEHS and collaborators.

Scientists stunted the puberty of male worms by starving them before they underwent sexual maturation.

Scientists funded by the National Eye Institute report a novel gene therapy that halts vision loss in a canine model of a blinding condition called autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP).

A new study finds that 1 in 15 Americans (or 6.5 percent) over the age of 40 experiences phantom odors.