NIH Research Matters

Schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had less in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 than schools with optional or partial masking policies.

Researchers found that a hormone called FSH can act on neurons in the brain and increase the production of proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

A drug approved to treat high blood pressure, called verapamil, protected insulin-producing cells in the pancreas in people with type 1 diabetes.

A new imaging technique found that fewer connections between brain cells were associated with the cognitive decline seen in people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

Scientists discovered how a mislocated protein implicated in several neurodegenerative diseases affects another protein that’s needed for normal nerve cell functioning.

People who used electronic cigarettes had unique microbial communities in their mouths that more closely resembled those of smokers than of nonsmokers.

A type of skin cell called a dermal fibroblast can make an antimicrobial compound called cathelicidin in response to infection by acne-causing bacteria.