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From Lyme disease to art and advocacy
Bruce Davidson always enjoyed the outdoors. He owned and operated a landscape contracting business in the early 2000s in Boxborough,...
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Psoriasis: On the road to discovery
Advances in genetic knowledge are providing the keys to unlock new treatments. NIH-supported researcher James T. Elder, M.D., Ph...
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Breaking new ground: NIH research highlights
With NIH support, scientists across the U.S. and the world conduct research to improve the health of our nation....
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Understanding and preventing tick bites
As people spend more time outdoors, so do many insects and pests. Among them are ticks, which are small bloodsucking...
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Questions and answers about psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic (long-lasting) skin disease of scaling and inflammation that affects more than three percent of the U...
Psoriasis, Skin Conditions![Cynthia K. Thompson, Ph.D., works in her office.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/hopeforaphasiapatients-sp17.jpg)
Hope for aphasia patients
Cynthia K. Thompson, Ph.D., is a top researcher on language recovery from brain damage. Her research is funded in...
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What is aphasia?
Aphasia makes it hard to read, write, say what you mean to say, and, sometimes, to understand what others say....
Aphasia![Pictured with his dogs, Lucy and Henry, Mark Vail has rekindled his former talent as a master potter.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/aphasiachangedhislife-sp17.jpg)
Former auctioneer finds voice after aphasia
One unremarkable September morning in 2011, Mark Vail had trouble getting dressed. Then, he poured milk across the kitchen counter instead...
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Artificial pancreas: An incredible burden has been lifted
Kady Helme can't remember a time in her life when she didn't take care of her own type 1...
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The miracle of an artificial pancreas
Thanks to investments in research, new and improved methods for managing type 1 diabetes are on the horizon, including the artificial...
Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes![Mary Tyler Moore and Griffin Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P., advocate for type 1 diabetes funding in front of a congressional panel on Capitol Hill in 2009.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/rememberingmarytylermoore-sp17.jpg)
NIH MedlinePlus magazine remembers Mary Tyler Moore
A little more than 10 years ago, Mary Tyler Moore helped launch the first issue of NIH MedlinePlus magazine on Capitol...
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What is diabetes?
Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. With type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make...
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A head start on concussion recovery
"It would have been easier if he had broken a limb," Michelle Marchionni says about her son Sam's...
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Psoriasis doesn’t slow down Texan Brian LaFoy
Brian LaFoy has been around psoriasis his whole life. His father has it and his father's mother has it....
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Understanding kids and concussions
Every year, hundreds of thousands of school-aged children get concussions, a mild form of traumatic brain injury. But the after...
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How to remove a tick
Removing a tick can be tricky. We've compiled a list of helpful tips for you to follow with information...
Tick Bites