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NIH Research News

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 2-Apr-2026 18:15 ET (2-Apr-2026 22:15 GMT/UTC)

1-Apr-2026

NIH researchers discover pain-relieving drug with minimal addictive properties

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

16-Mar-2026

Clinical trial results support use of weekly extended-release buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder during pregnancy

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

13-Mar-2026

Researchers develop AI tool to predict patients at risk of intimate partner violence

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

4-Mar-2026

Automated CT scan analysis could fast-track clinical assessments

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

29-Jan-2026

Researchers identify new blood markers that may detect early pancreatic cancer

NIH/Office of the Director
Peer-Reviewed Publication

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

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

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NIH Funded Research News

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 2-Apr-2026 18:15 ET (2-Apr-2026 22:15 GMT/UTC)

2-Apr-2026

 

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) altered in children with autism

University of California - Davis Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

2-Apr-2026

A small molecule drug candidate fully restores survival in a lethal mouse model of a rare kidney stone disease that has no current treatment

Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Peer-Reviewed Publication

2-Apr-2026

 

Targeting a deep brain region without surgery or medication

University of Iowa Health Care
Peer-Reviewed Publication

2-Apr-2026

 

The brain’s power could also help predict its decline

University of Pittsburgh
Grant and Award Announcement

2-Apr-2026

 

Smartphone app developed by mental health researchers improves mental habits and functioning in randomized trial

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

2-Apr-2026

 

Leukemia study restores silenced gene in mice. Could it point to new treatments for humans?

Jackson Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

2-Apr-2026

 

How pancreatic tumors thwart an iron-driven demise

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

2-Apr-2026

Distance to opioid treatment programs limits methadone access in many US jails

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

2-Apr-2026

 

First-in-class dual HIF inhibitors eliminate breast, colorectal, melanoma, and prostate tumors in mice when combined with immunotherapy

Rockefeller University Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

1-Apr-2026

 

NIH investment totaling 30.7M will expand USC-led AI effort to decode Alzheimer’s disease

Keck School of Medicine of USC
Grant and Award Announcement

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