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![Dr. Michael Collins (far left) and Dr. Alison Boyce (far right) spoke with patient community members about their experiences with FD/MAS.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/fdmas_0812.main_.jpg)
More than two decades of NIH research gives answers on a rare disease affecting bones, skin, and the endocrine system
Why do patients with fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome break their bones so easily? Or hit puberty as early as infancy?...
NIH Research, Rare Diseases, Dental Health, Skin Conditions![Try to drink about eight glasses of fluids every day.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/Hydration_and_healthy_aging.jpg)
H20 for healthy aging
Water is essential for just about every function in our bodies, from keeping our organs working properly to regulating our...
NIH Research, Healthy Aging, Nutrition![NIH-supported research is improving our understanding of blood clots and clotting disorders.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/Blood_clots_research.jpg)
How researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute are unblocking the science of blood clots
Blood clots can form when substances in the blood clump together. While this is a normal part of the healing...
Blood Clots, NIH Research![An NIH-funded training program uses a driving simulator and eye-tracking technology to help teens with ADHD become safer drivers.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/student_driving.jpg)
Exploring ADHD…with science!
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects millions of people worldwide. We know more about ADHD than we used to, but there’s...
NIH Research, ADHD![Because their eyes have similar structures to ours, geckos (like this Antilles gecko) are useful models for studying vision in humans.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/IMG_7786_Gonatodes_albogularis.jpeg)
Big lessons from small creatures
For centuries, scientists have used small animal models to study everything from how genes work to how diseases develop. And...
NIH Research, Rare Diseases, Eye Disease![NIDCR researchers studied mice to understand how sound dulls pain.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/Mouse.jpg)
Audio analgesia: How sound blunts pain—at least in mice
An international team of scientists, led in part by investigators from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, studied...
NIH Research, Pain![Mosquitoes use a combination of chemical and physical cues to sniff out their hosts.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/mosquitoes980x587_144.jpg)
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....
NIH Research![Marie A. Bernard, M.D.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/marie-bernard-diversity.jpg)
5 questions for NIH’s Dr. Marie A. Bernard
Formerly with the National Institute on Aging, Marie A. Bernard, M.D., transitioned to the role of chief officer for...
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135,000 and counting: One year of the All of Us Research Program
NIH's All of Us Research Program, launched nationally in May 2018, has collected health data from thousands of people around...
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8 NIH research highlights
What did we learn in 2018 that could help your health this year or in the future? NIH-supported researchers worked on a...
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