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NCBI Insights Jan 08, 2025

Access Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Sequences from the Current Outbreak at NCBI

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been monitoring the ongoing outbreak of the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. This is widespread globally in wild birds, and has led to...

NIH News Releases Dec 30, 2024

Brain structure differences are associated with early use of substances among adolescents

Many differences appeared to exist prior to any substance use, pointing to the role brain structure may play in substance use risk, NIH-supported study suggests.

NIH Director's Blog Dec 20, 2024

2024 Science Highlights from the NIH Director’s Blog

This year on the NIH Director’s Blog, we covered a wide range of NIH-supported research from across our institutes and centers. We explored exciting new findings that came from clinical trials and...

NLM Musings Jan 08, 2025

Librarians: Step into a New Year and a New Opportunity to Develop Your Skills

NLM’s 2025-2026 Associate Fellowship Program invites early- and second-career librarians to enhance their skills through a unique, year-long program. Current fellowship participants discuss their...

NLM Musings Jan 02, 2025

Musings’ 5 Most Wonderful Posts of the Year

From artificial intelligence to ClinicalTrials.gov, women’s health research to gut enzymes, we at Musings sure were busy this year! As we ring in the new year, we invite you to reflect on the five...

NPR News Dec 27, 2024

Scientists document carnivorous squirrels in California who hunt voles : Short Wave

In pop culture, squirrels are often seen as jerky, excited critters on the hunt for nuts to stuff themselves with and tuck away for later. But squirrels are on the hunt for something a bit meatier in...

NLM YouTube Jan 07, 2025

Using PubMed to Find Human-Related Studies

This brief tutorial for expert users of PubMed explains how to search for studies indexed as being related to humans, how to separately search non-indexed records, and how to combine these two...

NPR News Dec 30, 2024

Bird flu Q&A: What to know to help protect yourself and your pets

Each week some revelation about bird flu seems to flutter through the news cycle. Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe.

NLM Musings Dec 19, 2024

ChatGPT-Like AI Tool Promises to Speed Treatment Advances and Free Doctors’ Time by Matching Patients with Clinical Trials

TrialGPT is an innovative AI tool developed by NIH that uses large language models to efficiently identify and rank relevant trials for patients based on their medical and demographic data. The goal...

NCBI Insights Jan 06, 2025

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