National Institutes Of Health

NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, who has served under three U.S. presidents, will step down from the position by the end of the year, according to an agency press release.

NIH’s National Institute on Aging announced $14.8 million in funding across 5 years for institutions in North Carolina and Texas that will join a network of research centers for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

The NIH has launched a clinical trial to examine antibody responses to a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in patients with autoimmune disease who failed to respond to the initial vaccine regimen.

Precision medicine will soon become a key component of diabetes management, and diabetes care and education specialists will be at the forefront of providing personalized care, according to a speaker.

Older cancer survivors had a greater likelihood and faster rate of functional decline — including weak grip strength, slow gait speed and lower overall physical performance — than those without a cancer history, according to study results.

Although 5-year survival rates have increased for multiple cancer types among adolescents and young adults, little or no improvement has been observed for some common malignancies in this population, according to findings published in Cancer.

Researchers detected SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in blood specimens collected weeks before the first reported cases in several U.S. states — more evidence that the novel coronavirus was spreading earlier than originally thought.

Researchers are using the NIH’s All of Us Research Program to advance efforts to individualize health care in the United States.

The Foundation for the NIH, in collaboration with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, announced a new partnership to investigate links across serious common diseases.

In this episode, I interview the NIH team who brought you VEXAS! Hear different points of view, how it was discovered, clinical presentations as well as where this research could lead. Then, Dr. Kastner provides his historical take on autoinflammatory disorders!