NIH Selects Dr. Steven Schiff as Director of Fogarty International Center, Associate Director for International Research
Dr. Schiff will serve as the ninth permanent director of FIC.
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Category: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Researchers trigger sleep’s restorative effect in parts of the awake brain
NIH-funded study in animals offers new details about how the brain resets during sleep.
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NIH researchers identify regulatory cells that shield against inflammatory bowel disease
Discovery opens the door for improved diagnoses and treatments.
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NIH research establishes new framework for the role of senescence in aging
First large-scale atlas of senescent cells could help inform future therapies for age-related diseases.
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Dr. Raymond Jacobson selected as director of the NIH Center for Scientific Review
The Center ensures NIH grant applications receive fair, independent, expert, and timely reviews.
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NIH launches new office to advance human-based research and reduce animal use
New office will coordinate efforts to develop, validate and scale animal-free research models.
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For adults with prediabetes, lifestyle intervention lowered risk of developing multiple chronic conditions
NIH-supported, long-term clinical trial found no difference between metformin and placebo.
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Researchers discover single-cell brain activity that underlies human speech
With neuronal data, AI models predicted grammar, meaning, and context of spoken sentences.
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A blood-pressure drug may activate health-promoting brown fat
Large retrospective study suggests the tissue deters more than cardiovascular disease.
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Patients engage with epilepsy monitor in real time, improving seizure detection
NIH-funded clinical study shows that conversational SI can facilitate two-way communication.
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