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How fashion designer Liz Lange beat cervical cancer
Designer Liz Lange helped reinvent maternity fashion, bringing more style and versatility to clothing for pregnant women. But in addition...
Cervical Cancer
Could one woman help researchers find a cure for Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, which contributes to a decline in memory, thinking, and social...
Alzheimer's Disease
How a tablet computer and mobile van are improving cancer detection
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D., of Rice University, has devoted her career to understanding how technology can improve health and save...
Diagnostic Imaging
Asthma medicine may not be one size fits all
The symptoms are all too familiar for parents of kids with asthma: coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. About 6 million kids...
Asthma
6 key facts about autism spectrum disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder, meaning that symptoms are present early in life. However, ASD can be...
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Lyme disease: What you need to know
What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted through the bite...
Lyme Disease
New HPV test brings screening to your doorstep
Important research by investigators at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and beyond has shown that the human papillomavirus (HPV)...
Cervical Cancer
Eye tracking technology holds promise for earlier autism diagnosis
What if you could diagnose autism just by looking at how a child's eyes move? While the technology is...
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Older Hispanic adults may be more prone to frailty
Pain is one of the most common and expensive health problems in the U.S. In older adults, chronic pain...
Pain
The hidden epidemic of prediabetes
You could have prediabetes and not even know it. More than one in three adult Americans—approximately 88 million—have the condition, but 90% don...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Embracing autism diagnosis helps family take charge
Luca is in fifth grade. He loves playing video games, building things, and learning about space. He can tell you...
Autism Spectrum Disorder
5 breakthrough technologies your tax dollars are funding
A 15-second, painless mammogram. A laser-powered blood sugar monitor. These are just some of the many breakthrough technologies supported by...
Medical Technology
On the front lines against Lyme disease
Blacklegged ticks, or deer ticks, are tiny. But the problems they cause, like Lyme disease, can be big. Most humans...
Lyme Disease
HPV and cervical cancer: What you need to know
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., and there are more than 200 strains...
Cervical Cancer
3 key research highlights from NIH’s diabetes branch
Can taking a daily vitamin D supplement prevent diabetes? Which is better for lowering your risk of diabetes: lifestyle changes...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
New options for treating type 2 diabetes in kids and teens
Helping kids with diabetes is a passion for National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical researcher Stephanie Chung, M.B.B...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
5 questions about intermittent fasting
Intermittent fasting has gotten a lot of attention recently—everyone from celebrities to social media influencers is talking about it. The...
Intermittent Fasting
Celebrating 20 years of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
For the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), 2020 is an important year. It marks the 20th anniversary of...
Medical Technology
Diabetes: What you need to know
More than 30 million Americans have diabetes, a disease that causes high blood sugar. Normally, your body produces insulin, a hormone...
Diabetes
Cervical cancer survivor urges young people to get HPV vaccine
Think of someone you know who loves to laugh and can make everyone around them laugh. Now, imagine that person...
Cervical Cancer, Immunization
Turning things around: An 18-year-old’s inspiring advice for managing type 2 diabetes
Chris Davenport is only 18, but he understands how hard it can be to improve your health when you're also...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes