Lab-grown eye cells form new neural connections
Eye cells that were grown from skin-derived stem cells could be collected from 3D cultures and coaxed to form new neural connections. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - January 24, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: news
Link between hydration and aging
Higher blood sodium in middle age was associated with increased mortality, chronic disease risk, and biological aging. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - January 24, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: news
Changing long-term opioid prescribing behavior
Notifying clinicians that one of their patients died of an overdose reduced the amount of opioids they prescribed for up to a year afterwards. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - January 23, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: news
Gut microbes may affect motivation to exercise
Researchers found a pathway by which gut microbes affect levels of exercise in mice. The findings, if confirmed in humans, suggest strategies to help encourage people to exercise. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - January 10, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: news
How diet may disrupt gut microbes to promote weight gain
Mice fed a high-sugar diet lost immune cells in their guts that normally help regulate the absorption of dietary fat. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - October 4, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
Daily multivitamin may improve cognition in older adults
In a clinical trial, cocoa extract did not improve cognitive function in older adults, but a daily multivitamin did. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - October 4, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
Popular diabetes drugs compared in large trial
A comparison of four common drugs for treating type 2 diabetes showed that two outperformed the others in maintaining target blood sugar levels. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - October 3, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
How mosquitoes distinguish people from animals
Scientists found that human and animal odors evoke activity in different areas of the mosquito brain. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - June 7, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
Role of brain development in hereditary autism spectrum disorder
Autistic traits in older siblings correlated with changes to visual processing areas in the brains of younger siblings who later developed autism spectrum disorder. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - June 7, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
T cells protect against COVID-19 in absence of antibody response
In studies of mice, immune cells called T cells protected animals against COVID-19 even in the absence of antibodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - June 6, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
How the nervous system perceives pleasant touch
Researchers identified a signaling pathway in the spine that ’s needed for the nervous system to process the sensation of pleasant touch. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - May 24, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
Health benefits of dietary fibers vary
Different dietary fiber supplements were associated with different health benefits, such as decreased cholesterol and increased numbers of beneficial bacteria. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - May 24, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
Antioxidant effects on dementia risk may differ
Higher blood levels of some antioxidants, but not others, were associated with a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer ’s disease or other dementias. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - May 23, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study links synthetic chemicals to liver damage
A review of more than one hundred studies found that PFAS, synthetic chemicals found in many common products, are linked to markers of liver damage. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - May 10, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
Intranasal proteins could protect against COVID-19 variants
Proteins designed to be resistant to new SARS-CoV-2 variants protected mice against infection with when given through the nose. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - May 10, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
