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NIH Research News

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Jan-2026 11:11 ET (23-Jan-2026 16:11 GMT/UTC)

6-Jan-2026

Researchers achieve the first minimally invasive coronary artery bypass

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

10-Dec-2025

NIH-led study reveals role of mobile DNA elements in lung cancer progression

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

8-Dec-2025

Researchers find genetic basis for important risk factor in blinding eye disease

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

17-Sep-2025

Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

12-Sep-2025

Acupuncture treatment improves disabling effects of chronic low back pain in older adults

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

10-Sep-2025

Treating opioid addiction in jails improves treatment engagement, reduces overdose deaths and reincarceration

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

3-Sep-2025

One dose of antibiotic treats early syphilis as well as three doses

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

21-Aug-2025

Phantom limb study rewires our understanding of the brain

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

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NIH Funded Research News

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Jan-2026 11:11 ET (23-Jan-2026 16:11 GMT/UTC)

23-Jan-2026

Breathing disruptions during sleep widespread in newborns with severe spina bifida

WashU Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

22-Jan-2026

Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution, study finds

Keck School of Medicine of USC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

22-Jan-2026

Drexel study finds early intervention helps most autistic children acquire spoken language

Drexel University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

22-Jan-2026

Progenitor cells in the brain constantly attempt to produce new myelin-producing brain cells

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

22-Jan-2026

Moffitt study develops new tool to predict how cancer evolves

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

22-Jan-2026

Experimental therapy targets cancer’s bodyguards, turning foe to friend to eliminate tumors

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

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