April 23, 2019 Edition

Researchers found evidence that the human immune system can produce antibodies to neutralize diverse norovirus strains and types.

Scientists developed a compound that appeared to relieve pain in mice without adverse side effects.

Researchers found that a protein made by tiny creatures called tardigrades can protect mouse and human cells from radiation damage.

Researchers developed an approach that can predict preeclampsia in pregnant women as early as the first trimester by using cell-free DNA in blood samples.

Researchers designed a gene-editing system that replaced up to a quarter of the main type of cell in the mouse liver with edited cells.

Researchers constructed a map of molecular and cellular changes in marmoset brains that occur in developing lesions like those in multiple sclerosis (MS).

Researchers developed a way to track what people ate by analyzing DNA from stool samples.

Researchers found that infectious bacteria in diabetic mice rapidly evolved resistance to antibiotics.

Scientists found that, when deprived of amino acids, cancer cells cooperated to extract and share them from their environment.

Peanut-allergic children who could tolerate eating at least a half peanut greatly boosted their tolerance by eating gradually increased daily doses of peanut butter.

Tiny electrodes placed precisely in the brain let people with spinal cord injuries feel sensations of shape, motion, and the orientation of objects on the skin.

Researchers found how scratching can worsen allergic skin symptoms but also protect from infection.

Researchers estimated that 42% of Americans over age 55 will eventually develop dementia.

Multifocal contact lenses slowed progression of nearsightedness in children, and the treatment benefit continued even after they stopped wearing the lenses.

Researchers identified antibodies that bind to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite.

Researchers have made huge strides in learning how to detect signs of cancer in bodily fluids like blood, saliva, and urine. Learn how these liquid biopsies are being tested to aid early cancer detection and guide treatment.

Most deaths avoided from common cancers between 1975 and 2020 could be traced to prevention and screening efforts.

A vaccine made by connecting antigens from different flu strains together elicited a more broadly protective immune response than a conventional flu vaccine.

Researchers uncovered the structural details of how low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad,” cholesterol, interacts with its receptor molecule to enter cells.

NIH accomplishments in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment include an accurate blood test for Alzheimer’s disease, progress in food allergy prevention and treatment, and a brain-computer interface that helped a paralyzed man speak.

NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include insights into the mechanisms of ME/CFS, a skin test to detect Parkinson's disease and related disorders, and a promising target for cataract drug development.

Noteworthy NIH advances in basic research include insights into the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak, mapping how cancers form and spread, and progress in understanding the brain.

Wildfire smoke exposure was associated with greater odds of being diagnosed with dementia.

Researchers found that normal human breast tissue harbors rare cells with chromosome abnormalities previously linked to invasive cancers.

In mice with a condition similar to inflammatory bowel disease, blocking a cellular process called SUMOylation stopped inflammation and tissue damage.