Circuit tweak enhances social memory in mice
By stimulating a specific brain circuit in male mice, researchers boosted the animal’s ability to remember unfamiliar female mice days later. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - January 26, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: news

Glaucoma-related genes revealed
A genomic analysis gives insights into the underlying disease mechanisms for most common type of glaucoma and suggests new targets for potential therapies. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - January 26, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: news

Trying to conceive after a pregnancy loss
Researchers found no evidence to support the common idea that couples should wait for 3 months after an uncomplicated early pregnancy loss before trying to conceive again. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - January 25, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: news

Gene editing improves muscle in mice with muscular dystrophy
Researchers demonstrated how the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system could potentially be used to correct mutations responsible for muscular dystrophy and other genetic disorders. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - January 12, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: news

Boosting brain’s waste disposal system may slow neurodegenerative diseases
A mouse study suggests that activating the cell’s waste disposal system during early stages of neurodegenerative diseases may help lessen brain damage and dementia. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - January 12, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: news

Infertility treatments don’t appear to affect children’s development
Children conceived using infertility treatments were no more likely to have a developmental delay by age 3 than those conceived without such treatments. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - January 11, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: news

2015 Research Highlights — Insights from the Lab
Noteworthy NIH advances in basic research include charting human genetic variation across the globe, the discovery of lymphatic vessels in the central nervous system, and insights into energy-burning fat cells. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - December 21, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news

2015 Research Highlights — Promising Medical Advances
NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include advances in Ebola research, progress in fighting HIV, and the development of custom 3-D printed nerve scaffolds to aid tissue regeneration. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - December 21, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news

2015 Research Highlights — Clinical Breakthroughs
NIH accomplishments in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease. These include a test to tailor breast cancer tumor treatments, a noninvasive treatment to help paralyzed men gain movement, and a tool that may predict suicide risk. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - December 18, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news

How taste is perceived in the brain
By manipulating areas of the mouse brain that represent sweet and bitter taste, researchers showed that responses to sweet and bitter tastes are hardwired into the brain. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - December 7, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news

Engineering functional vocal cord tissue
Researchers grew human cells into functional vocal cord tissue in the laboratory—an important preliminary step toward restoring voice function to people with injured vocal cords. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - December 7, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news

Breastfeeding may help prevent type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes
A study suggests that breastfeeding may help women with a history of gestational diabetes from later developing type 2 diabetes. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - December 4, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news

Program for parents enhances kids’ kindergarten success
An instruction program for parents helped children growing up in poverty to build on academic and social skills through the end of kindergarten. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - November 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news

End-of-life costs for dementia far greater than for other diseases
Health care costs for people with dementia were significantly higher in their last years of life than for those who died from other diseases, including cancer and heart disease. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - November 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news

Comparing blood pressure control targets
The benefits of treating adults at a target blood pressure level lower than commonly recommended outweighs the risks, a study suggests. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - November 20, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news