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Meet Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), served the American public for over five decades....
Meet the Director
Precision Environmental Health’s role in preventing disease
What is Precision Environmental Health? Precision Environmental Health is a research area that helps scientists learn how interactions between the environment and genetics can affect...
Genetic Testing
The future of water
What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals that have been used in consumer products around the world since about the 1950s....
Environmental Health
Getting an accurate read on pulse oximeters
Pulse oximeters have been used in hospitals and doctors’ offices for decades. The small, painless devices measure blood oxygen saturation, which helps doctors decide how...
NIH Research, Surgery, Medical Technology, COVID-19
Sunscreen in the winter?
Sunscreen is usually associated with beaches, the pool, and sweltering summer days. We spend less time outside in winter, and when we do, we bundle...
Skin Cancer
60 years of innovation: NICHD research through the years
Since 1962, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has helped save lives and improve the well-being of people most...
Pregnancy
When migraine turns chronic
Migraine is a leading cause of disability in the United States. For a subset of people who have it, migraine can develop into a chronic...
Migraine
David L. Nash advocates for early detection after living with colon cancer
When David L. Nash isn’t sharing stories about his time as a Harlem Globetrotter or serving as the Education and Outreach Liaison for the National...
Colorectal Cancer
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi advocates vigilance after experiencing colorectal cancer
Author and historian Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D., has won many accolades. His book How to Be an Antiracist reached #1 on the New York Times...
Colorectal Cancer
Calling out colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women in the United States, with 151,030 new cases estimated to occur this...
Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Meet the Director: Richard J. Hodes, M.D., National Institute on Aging
Richard J. Hodes, M.D., an influential scientist in the field of immunology, has dedicated his career to the science of aging. Dr. Hodes (pronounced...
Meet the Director
Meet the Director: Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D., National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D., has been the Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) since January 2019. Dr. Tromberg uses the...
Meet the Director
The brain and memory: Understanding how the brain thinks
Time flows continuously, so why do we remember events in chunks of time? Where does our brain determine when different memories start and stop? These...
Memory
Stay connected: Tips from the National Institute on Aging for combating social isolation and loneliness
Have you ever felt lonely in a busy supermarket or a crowded party? While we all feel lonely sometimes, social ties are important for everyone....
Healthy Aging
