EurekAlert! National Institutes of Health

Latest news releases from NIH-funded organizations

Funded Research News

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-May-2025 16:10 ET (7-May-2025 20:10 GMT/UTC)

30-Apr-2025

More men with prostate cancer are avoiding unnecessary surgery

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study, published in JAMA Oncology, researchers at University of Michigan showed that the proportion of patients undergoing prostatectomy for the lowest-risk type of cancer dropped over fivefold between 2010 to 2024.

They concluded that efforts to increase active surveillance and improved diagnostic methods have helped more men avoid unnecessary surgery.

Journal: JAMA Oncology
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

30-Apr-2025

Machine learning brings new insights to cell’s role in addiction, relapse

University of Cincinnati
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers led by the University of Cincinnati’s Anna Kruyer and the University of Houston’s Demetrio Labate have published research in the journal Science Advances applying object recognition technology to track changes in brain cell structure and provide new insights into how the brain responds to heroin use, withdrawal and relapse.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: Simons Foundation, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health

30-Apr-2025

The duke mouse brain atlas will accelerate studies of neurological disorders

Duke University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new 3D "atlas" of the mouse brain, developed by Duke University School of Medicine and collaborators, promises to sharpen scientists' ability to measure brain changes and share findings across studies of diseases like Alzheimer's. The Duke Mouse Brain Atlas combines microscopic detail from multiple imaging techniques into a living, distortion-free map—offering a powerful new tool for research and discovery. The open-source atlas, reported April 30 in Science Advances, is already helping scientists track neurodegeneration in mouse models.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute on Aging

30-Apr-2025

New “hidden in plain sight” facial and eye biomarkers for tinnitus severity could unlock path to testing treatments

Mass Eye and Ear
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mass General Brigham researchers for the first time have identified biomarkers for tinnitus severity in subtle facial movements and pupil dilation that can be captured on video recordings. Until now, there has been no objective way to measure tinnitus severity and clinicans rely on patient survey questionaires. The researchers plan to use these biomarkrs to develop and test new therapies that can reduce or eliminate the phantom sounds (i.e. ringing in the ears) caused by tinnitus.

Journal: Science Translational Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, ASHFoundation

30-Apr-2025

Scientists develop a new model to study hypertension and aortic aneurysms

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Investigators at Mass General Brigham have discovered a new pathway that may lead to a treatment for high blood pressure and aortic aneurysms. By creating a new laboratory model for studying these conditions, the team treated hypertension and aortic aneurysms by targeting a protein that they discovered to be involved in the vascular cells’ response to oxidative stress. The findings are published on May 1, 2025 in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Journal: Journal of Clinical Investigation
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health