NIH Research Matters

Results from a study of African American children with poorly controlled asthma contrast with those seen in other populations in previous studies. The findings highlight the importance of including people of diverse ages and races.

Researchers found a host protein that enteroviruses, which cause many cases of the common cold as well as more serious diseases, need to replicate.

Small particles from cancer cells called extracellular vesicles cross the blood-brain barrier to make the brain more hospitable to metastatic tumors.

Scientists identified neurons in mice that are involved in actively forgetting memories during dream sleep.

After people with peanut allergy received oral immunotherapy to induce tolerance to peanut, most who discontinued or had a reduced dose lost the therapy’s protective effects.

The drug methotrexate performed as well as the more expensive mycophenolate mofetil for treating uveitis, a form of eye inflammation. The findings provide new guidance for treatment.

A new preservation method protected human livers during cooling and kept them healthy for more than 24 hours.