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Diets rich in fish and vegetables may boost your brain power
Kale and salmon, anyone? The foods you choose for meals and snacks may help you build a stronger body and...
Diets
Bad sleep patterns could up the risk of heart disease in older adults
Getting different amounts of sleep each night or sleeping during the day instead of at night is called irregular sleep or...
Sleep
Breastfeeding and pregnancy could lower risk of early menopause
Breastfeeding can offer many health benefits for women and their babies. Now there's another potential one. A recent study...
Pregnancy
Taylor Twellman encourages 4 million kids to sign concussion pledge
In 2008, Taylor Twellman was among the best players in U.S. Major League Soccer for the New England Revolution. But...
Traumatic Brain Injury
Sjögren’s syndrome: What you need to know
Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that often damages the glands that make tears and saliva, or spit. It...
Sjögren's syndrome
Tips for supporting loved ones with alcohol use disorders
The support of friends and family is important in the journey to recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD). The National...
Alcohol Use Disorder
Brain imaging, telehealth studies promise better stroke prevention and recovery
Stroke research is a priority for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Stroke, which often stops blood from flowing to...
Stroke
Thriving with Sjögren’s syndrome
For decades, 79-year-old Joan Manny of Brookeville, Maryland, suffered from a variety of seemingly unconnected symptoms. In her teens and 2...
Sjögren's syndrome
Confronting alcohol use disorder and misconceptions as a woman
Forty-one-year-old Christine* started experimenting with alcohol in her early teens. The first time she tried it, she blacked out and...
Alcohol Use Disorder
Is a clinical trial right for you?
Do you take a statin for high cholesterol? Does ibuprofen help you with aches and pains? These medicines were once...
Clinical Trials
What is a traumatic brain injury?
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens after a bump, blow, or jolt to the head. This can cause the brain...
Traumatic Brain Injury
Early research tests N95 mask reuse for COVID-19
Health care workers wear N95 respirator masks to keep themselves safe while caring for people with infectious diseases such as...
Infectious Diseases, COVID-19
Back to school health: Vaccination checklist
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, which brings attention to the value of protecting yourself and your family from vaccine-preventable...
Immunization
3 studies point the way to better treatment for traumatic brain injury
The National Institutes of Health supports studies that look for better ways to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Here...
Traumatic Brain Injury
Stroke: What you need to know
A stroke happens when blood stops flowing to the brain. A person's brain cells start to die within a...
Stroke
Why alcohol-use research is more important than ever
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) affects roughly 15 million people in the U.S. People with the condition may drink in ways...
Alcohol Use Disorder
5 common questions about dry mouth
Dry mouth is a common symptom of Sjögren's syndrome, as well as other diseases like diabetes and HIV/AIDS....
Sjögren's syndrome
Teen vaping research is a priority as marijuana and nicotine use surge
Vaping has led to a dramatic rise in nicotine and marijuana use among young people in recent years. Marijuana vaping...
Vaping
How NIH and NLM help during COVID-19
As experts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and across the world address public health emergencies like COVID-19, NIH...
NIH Highlights, COVID-19
How concussions affect kids and teens
Concussions among professional athletes have been covered widely in the media. But Christina Master, M.D., co-director of the concussion...
Traumatic Brain Injury
5 things parents should know about concussions
Brain injury specialist and National Institutes of Health-funded researcher Christina Master, M.D., says new research is changing what we...
Traumatic Brain Injury
A personal approach to stroke treatment
Gregory Symko, D.C., is a chiropractor who specializes in helping people with brain issues related to stroke. He helps...
Stroke
Sjögren’s research explores genetic link to dry mouth, other saliva issues
Blake Warner, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.P.H., studies disorders that affect our salivary glands, including Sjögren's...
Sjögren's syndrome