National Institutes of Health (NIH)

24 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• NIH announces record early career grants and new research recruitment · NIH awarded record early career grants and launched Generation Discovery on 2026-10-08.
• NIH-funded study finds blood pressure drug losartan activates brown fat · Common hypertension drug losartan boosts metabolic brown fat activity per new research.
• NIH partners with DOE, Biohub to build SI-ready biological prediction data · NIH launches Bio Genesis Mission to create data for superintelligence biological models.
• NIH Launches PubMed Linked Discoveries Tool For Research Reproducibility · NIH released the Linked Discoveries PubMed tool to improve biomedical research reproducibility.
• NIH-backed deep learning model uses sleep ECGs to predict cardiovascular risk · NIH supported researchers developed a deep learning model predicting cardiac risk from sleep study ECGs.
• NIH study finds real-time patient SI epilepsy monitor cuts false alarms 80% · NIH-funded SI epilepsy interface enables bidirectional patient communication, reduces false seizure alarms by 80%.
• Precision T-cell therapy invika stalls treatment-resistant cancers in trial · Experimental therapy invika halts progression of immunotherapy-resistant solid tumors.
• Modified HIV drug reverses MS paralysis and vision loss in mouse study · NIH-funded research finds experimental drug K-9 reverses established MS damage in animal models.
• NIH Invests $88M to Shift Biomedical Research from Animals to Human Models · The NIH announces $88 million in funding to build human-based research infrastructure and reduce reliance on animal models.
• NIH Selects Dr. Jonathan Burke as New NIDCR Director · NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya selects Dr. Jonathan Burke to lead the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
• NIH-funded study maps molecular drivers of Alzheimer's and brain disorders · NIH-supported research creates high-resolution molecular maps to improve Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment.
• New BCI Allows Paralyzed Patients to Speak and Gesture Simultaneously · A new brain-computer interface enables paralyzed patients to communicate via speech and gestures at the same time.
• Late-life GLP-1 drug semaglutide extends lifespan in mice · Semaglutide treatment in older mice extended lifespan and improved health beyond calorie restriction.
• NIH selects Dr. Peter Embí as new director of National Library of Medicine · NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya announces Dr. Peter Embí as the new director of the National Library of Medicine.
• NIH-funded researchers develop bone marrow-on-a-chip for immune cell study · Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt teams created a bone marrow-on-a-chip model to study plasma cells.
• NIH launches $21 million initiative to model sex-specific hormone homeostasis · NIH announces $21 million Computational Modeling of Hormone Homeostasis Initiative to improve sex-specific drug responses using computational models.
• NIH Selects Dr. Wendy Weber as Director of NCCIH · NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya announced Dr. Wendy Weber as the new director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
• Pediatric neurologist John Gaitanis named new NICHD director at NIH · NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya appoints Dr. John Gaitanis as the new director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
• Human Brain Organoids Develop Lifelike Clock Over Six Years · Researchers sustained human brain organoids for six years, revealing a cell-intrinsic developmental clock.
• NIH researchers discover rare antibodies that may counter alpha-gal syndrome from tick bites · NIH researchers identified rare antibodies that block allergic reactions to red meat allergens in lab tests, offering a potential path to treat alpha-gal syndrome.
• U.S. Cannabis and Nicotine Use Among Adults Rises in 2025 · A 2025 national survey shows U.S. adult cannabis and nicotine use hit record highs while cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption declined.
• Virtual TACUNA Program Reduces Substance Use in Urban Native Americans · A virtual intervention blending evidence-based and traditional practices reduced substance use among American Indian and Alaska Native emerging adults.
• NIH selects Dr. Judy Cho as new director of National Human Genome Research Institute · NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya appointed Dr. Judy Cho to lead the National Human Genome Research Institute starting August 23, 2026.
• NIH-funded project catalogs 25 cancer types in new human tumor models · The Human Cancer Models Initiative creates a diverse repository of patient-derived tumor models to accelerate cancer research.