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Bruce Davidson paints a picture of lavender in Maynard, Massachusetts.
April 25, 2017

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,...

Lyme Disease
April 25, 2017

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...

Psoriasis, Skin Conditions
April 24, 2017

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....

NIH Highlights
April 24, 2017

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...

Tick Bites
Psoriasis patches (or plaques) often occur on the legs and scalp, as pictured above. But they can occur on the skin anywhere on the body.
April 24, 2017

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.
April 24, 2017

Hope for aphasia patients

Cynthia K. Thompson, Ph.D., is a top researcher on language recovery from brain damage. Her research is funded in...

Aphasia
Leonardo Bonilha, M.D., Ph.D., receives aphasia research support from NIH.
April 24, 2017

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.
April 24, 2017

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...

Aphasia
Kady Helme speaks about her experience with type 1 diabetes.
April 24, 2017

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...

Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
April 24, 2017

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.
April 24, 2017

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...

Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Person uses a finger stick to test blood glucose.
April 24, 2017

What is diabetes?

Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. With type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make...

Diabetes
Michelle Marchionni pictured at home with her son Sam in April, 2017.
April 24, 2017

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...

Concussion
Brian LaFoy with his wife Jennifer, and his children, Micah and Bethany.
April 24, 2017

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....

Psoriasis, Skin Conditions
April 24, 2017

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...

Concussion
April 24, 2017

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