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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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NIH Logo
Thursday, May 27, 2021

National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials surveyed 1,479 neuroscientists who had recently obtained a doctorate about their career views. As with earlier studies, this one found that interest in pursuing a career in academic research dropped as the scientists went through training.

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cartoon showing patient thinking about writing while implanted electrodes carry associated brain activity to a computer where it is turned into text on screen
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) designed to restore the ability to communicate in people with spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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cartoon image showing implanted device in the brain sending wireless signals to a tablet computer
Monday, May 3, 2021

Researchers are now able to wirelessly record the directly measured brain activity of patients living with Parkinson’s disease and to then use that information to adjust the stimulation delivered by an implanted device.

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image of mouse brain with extensive blood vessel lesions marked in red
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

NIH-funded study suggests an anticancer drug could prevent bleeding into the brain.

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