Press Releases

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oligodendrocyte wrapping around axon and providing SIRT to boost ATP levels
Thursday, September 30, 2021

NIH study identifies possible target for certain neurodegenerative disorders

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fluorescent microscope image showing intact and damaged blood vessels following traumatic brain injury
Thursday, September 23, 2021

NIH study in mice demonstrates the importance of quickly addressing infection

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Smoldering lesion in MS
Friday, September 10, 2021
Chronic lesions with inflamed rims, or “smoldering” plaques, in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have been linked to more aggressive and disabling forms of the disease.
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woman with a cramp in her foot
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Researchers have identified a pathway common to several types of axonal peripheral neuropathies (APNs), including multiple forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, and have identified a possible drug target that could help treat the disorder. 

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Tube like fly gut colored with blue and green spots.
Thursday, June 24, 2021

To better understand the role of bacteria in health and disease, National Institutes of Health researchers fed fruit flies antibiotics and monitored the lifetime activity of hundreds of genes that scientists have traditionally thought control aging.

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Grey side view of a brain. Yellow and brown patches indicate sites of memory replay.
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

In a study of healthy volunteers, NIH researchers have mapped out the brain activity that flows when we learn a new skill, such as playing a new song on the piano, and discovered why taking short breaks from practice is a key to learning.

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Picture of red and blue spots representing vision-threatening optic nerve gliomas on a black background.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021

In a study of mice, researchers showed how the act of seeing light may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) cancer predisposition syndrome.

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Picture of patient examination. Patient in wheelchair is on the left. The examining doctor is on the right. In the middle of the picture is another doctor sitting and observing the examination.
Monday, May 31, 2021

In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and the Uniformed Services University (USU) discovered a new and unique form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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