NIH Research Matters

A review of more than one hundred studies found that PFAS, synthetic chemicals found in many common products, are linked to markers of liver damage.

Proteins designed to be resistant to new SARS-CoV-2 variants protected mice against infection when given through the nose.

Researchers used advanced tissue chip technology to learn how the physical forces of breathing help boost immunity in lung tissue.

Blood levels of a protein called NfL could help identify people with a brain disease called frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, even in its early stages.

A treatment for macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion yielded vision gains for at least five years, although many patients required ongoing treatment.

Viruses isolated from people with inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, triggered inflammation in human cells and mice, while those from non-diseased guts didn’t.

A treatment for severe skin inflammation that works well in lean mice made the condition worse in obese mice because of immune-cell changes associated with obesity.