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This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/experimental-vaccine-protects-against-multiple-coronaviruses " > Experimental vaccine protects against multiple coronaviruses < /a >
By combining parts of spike proteins from different coronaviruses, researchers developed an mRNA vaccine that protected mice against a range of coronaviruses. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - July 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/making-wireless-biodegradable-pacemaker " > Making a wireless, biodegradable pacemaker < /a >
Researchers developed a temporary pacemaker that is powered wirelessly and breaks down harmlessly in the body after use. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - July 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/malaria-vaccines-provide-strong-lasting-immunity " > Malaria vaccines provide strong and lasting immunity < /a >
Researchers developed a malaria vaccination strategy that provided broad, long-lasting protection in controlled clinical trials. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - July 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/few-are-prescribed-medications-treat-alcohol-problems " > Few are prescribed medications to treat alcohol problems < /a >
Medications to treat alcohol use disorder, although effective, are only being used to treat 1.6% of people with the disorder, according to a new study. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - July 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/testing-blood-biomarker-neurodegeneration " > Testing a blood biomarker for neurodegeneration < /a >
A biomarker in blood could identify the presence of neurodegeneration in people with cognitive impairment. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/single-shot-covid-19-vaccine-produces-immune-response-against-variants " > Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine produces immune response against variants < /a >
The immune response to the single-shot Janssen/Johnson& Johnson COVID-19 vaccine remained robust against variants of SARS-CoV-2. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/diabetes-control-worsened-over-past-decade " > Diabetes control worsened over the past decade < /a >
A study found that control over blood sugar and blood pressure has declined among people with diabetes after years of progress. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/fixing-sickle-cell-disease-gene " > Fixing the sickle cell disease gene < /a >
Researchers treated sickle cell disease in mice by directly editing the defective hemoglobin gene that causes the disease. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/potential-oral-treatment-covid-19-identified " > Potential oral treatment for COVID-19 identified < /a >
Researchers found that a drug called TEMPOL can shut down a key enzyme that the SARS-CoV-2 virus needs to copy itself. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/how-short-breaks-help-brain-learn-new-skills " > How short breaks help the brain learn new skills < /a >
Researchers discovered that the awake resting brain repeatedly replays compressed memories of a new skill being learned. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/study-reveals-brain-cells-sustain-or-suppress-fearful-memories " > Study reveals brain cells that sustain or suppress fearful memories < /a >
Researchers identified clusters of brain cells that compete to promote either the persistence or disappearance of fearful memories. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/how-covid-19-variants-evade-immune-response " > How COVID-19 variants evade immune response < /a >
Research revealed how certain mutations in circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants allow the virus to avoid neutralization by many antibodies. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/rehab-program-helps-frail-older-adults-heart-failure " > Rehab program helps frail older adults with heart failure < /a >
Older, frail adults with heart failure who participated in a personalized physical rehab program improved their endurance, strength, balance, and quality of life. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/airway-chip-screens-drugs-use-against-covid-19 " > Airway-on-a-chip screens drugs for use against COVID-19 < /a >
Researchers used an airway-on-a-chip that mimics living lung tissue to screen approved drugs for use against SARS-CoV-2. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - May 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
< a href= " /news-events/nih-research-matters/ear-tubes-or-antibiotics-repeat-infections-children " > Ear tubes or antibiotics for repeat infections in children? < /a >
A study found that placing tympanostomy tubes in young children did not reduce the overall number of ear infections any more than oral antibiotic treatment. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - May 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
