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10 common migraine triggers and how to cope with them
If you live with migraine, one of the best things that you can do is to identify your personal triggers. You can’t always avoid triggers,...
Migraine
Migraine: What you need to know
Migraine is a neurological condition (meaning that it’s a disease of the nervous system) that is associated with severe headaches and other symptoms in the...
Migraine
How mosquitoes tell the difference between animal and human hosts (and why it matters)
Summertime means barbecues, pool days, and mosquitoes. Warm weather plus high humidity creates the perfect conditions for mosquitoes to thrive. Most of the time mosquitoes...
NIH Research
Meet the Director: Dr. Michael Chiang, National Eye Institute
National Eye Institute (NEI) Director Michael F. Chiang, M.D., started his position during a strange time: In November 2020, protests over racial inequality continued across...
Meet the Director
Navigating long COVID
Mark Elliott, Ph.D., is a 66-year-old associate professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular medicine at George Washington University who has been struggling...
COVID-19
Meet the director: Dr. Nora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nora Volkow, M.D., has been the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) since May 2003. NIDA supports research on the health aspects...
Meet the Director
Healthy habits that last a lifetime: How to practice responsive feeding
Feeding time can be hard for new parents, especially since babies can’t use words to tell you when they’re hungry and when they’re full. Luckily,...
Child Development
Preventing childhood obesity: Program for first-time parents promotes healthy growth in firstborn babies and their siblings
An NIH-funded study called Intervention Nurses Start Infants Growing on Healthy Trajectories (INSIGHT), has been shown to support healthy weight in babies and lay the...
Child Development
The long haul: When COVID-19 symptoms don’t go away
*This article is an update to the original article, published on July 6, 2021. It was updated in July 2022 to reflect new information. While most people who...
COVID-19
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Most children who get infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 have mild or no symptoms and some may also experience severe illness, especially if...
COVID-19
Lymphedema: Living with swelling and stiffness
What is lymphedema? Lymphedema is chronic swelling that happens when something upsets the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is part of the body’s immune system...
Lymphedema
Meet Dr. Jon Lorsch: Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Jon R. Lorsch, PhD, has been the director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) since August 2013. In his position, Dr. Lorsch oversees...
Meet the Director
Kathy Bates is figuring out how to live with lymphedema
When award-winning actress Kathy Bates was featured on the cover of NIH MedlinePlus magazine in 2016, she spoke about her experience with lymphedema following her breast...
Lymphedema
PregSource: Using input from pregnant people to uncover the secrets of pregnancy
What is PregSource? PregSource®: Crowdsourcing to Understand Pregnancy is a research project that collects data about pregnancy from the early stages through birth directly...
Pregnancy
