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NIH Research News

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 2-Apr-2026 09:16 ET (2-Apr-2026 13:16 GMT/UTC)

1-Apr-2026

NIH researchers discover pain-relieving drug with minimal addictive properties

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

16-Mar-2026

Clinical trial results support use of weekly extended-release buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder during pregnancy

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

13-Mar-2026

Researchers develop AI tool to predict patients at risk of intimate partner violence

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

4-Mar-2026

Automated CT scan analysis could fast-track clinical assessments

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

29-Jan-2026

Researchers identify new blood markers that may detect early pancreatic cancer

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

6-Jan-2026

Researchers achieve the first minimally invasive coronary artery bypass

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

10-Dec-2025

NIH-led study reveals role of mobile DNA elements in lung cancer progression

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

8-Dec-2025

Researchers find genetic basis for important risk factor in blinding eye disease

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

17-Sep-2025

Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

12-Sep-2025

Acupuncture treatment improves disabling effects of chronic low back pain in older adults

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

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NIH Funded Research News

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 2-Apr-2026 09:16 ET (2-Apr-2026 13:16 GMT/UTC)

1-Apr-2026

 

NIH investment totaling 30.7M will expand USC-led AI effort to decode Alzheimer’s disease

Keck School of Medicine of USC
Grant and Award Announcement

1-Apr-2026

   

Digital twin hearts deliver 100% success in arrhythmia trial

Johns Hopkins University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

1-Apr-2026

People who can’t afford dental care may be at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, dementia

Boston University School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

1-Apr-2026

 

First-in-class radio-theranostic utilizes novel antibody developed at UT MD Anderson

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

1-Apr-2026

NIH researchers discover pain-relieving drug with minimal addictive properties

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

1-Apr-2026

NIH awards $15.8 million to UC Davis Health for major Hispanic-Latino brain health study

University of California - Davis Health
Grant and Award Announcement

1-Apr-2026

 

Small segments of RNA halt cancer in multiple ways

Purdue University

31-Mar-2026

 

University of Cincinnati opens state-of-the-art zebrafish research facility to study infertility

University of Cincinnati
Grant and Award Announcement

31-Mar-2026

 

Chemical compound clears cellular waste, protects neurons in model of frontotemporal dementia

WashU Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

31-Mar-2026

Researchers identify the keys to preventing hospitalizations during nursing home flu outbreaks

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

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