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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 22-Jan-2026 06:11 ET (22-Jan-2026 11:11 GMT/UTC)

6-Jan-2026

Researchers achieve the first minimally invasive coronary artery bypass

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

10-Dec-2025

NIH-led study reveals role of mobile DNA elements in lung cancer progression

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

8-Dec-2025

Researchers find genetic basis for important risk factor in blinding eye disease

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

17-Sep-2025

Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

12-Sep-2025

Acupuncture treatment improves disabling effects of chronic low back pain in older adults

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

10-Sep-2025

Treating opioid addiction in jails improves treatment engagement, reduces overdose deaths and reincarceration

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

3-Sep-2025

One dose of antibiotic treats early syphilis as well as three doses

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

21-Aug-2025

Phantom limb study rewires our understanding of the brain

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

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NIH Funded Research News

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 22-Jan-2026 06:11 ET (22-Jan-2026 11:11 GMT/UTC)

21-Jan-2026

Stroke survivors miss critical treatment, face greater disability due to systemic transfer delays

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

21-Jan-2026

Rye pollen’s cancer-fighting structure revealed for first time

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

21-Jan-2026

Small number of ‘highly plastic’ cancer cells drive disease progression and treatment resistance

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

21-Jan-2026

Study reveals genetic factors influencing pregnancy loss

Johns Hopkins University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

21-Jan-2026

Patients struggle to measure blood pressure at home

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

20-Jan-2026

UCLA-led team discovers metallic material with record thermal conductivity

University of California - Los Angeles
Peer-Reviewed Publication

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