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A Bang to the Brain:What We Know About Concussions...On Sound Footing:The Health of Your Feet... Ex-Smokers Gain Health Benefits Despite Added Pounds...Allergies and Complementary Medicine,Featured Web Site:NIH BRAIN Initiative […]

The Benefits of Slumber:Why You Need a Good Night’s Sleep...Sleep On It:How Snoozing Strengthens Memories...Brain Scans Give Clues to Antidepressant’s Effects...Living with Low Vision,Featured Web Site:Inside Life Science […]

Keep Your Kidneys Healthy:Catch Kidney Disease Early...Soothing a Sore Throat:What To Do When Your Throat Hurts...Many Doctors Don’t Ask Teens About Alcohol...Listen to Health Information from NIH,Featured Web Site:Herbs at a Glance […]

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Leisure-time physical activity is linked to longer life expectancy,even at low levels of activity regardless of one’s body weight. Transcript […]

An NIH-funded study has found potential small effect on growth rate among those who use inhaled corticosteroids for asthma. Transcript […]

An NIH-funded study shows a link between being frail and food insufficiency. Transcript […]

Screening can help doctors find and treat some types of cancer early. Transcript […]

Researchers established a bacterial infection in mosquitoes that helps fight the parasites that cause malaria. These infected insects could be a significant tool for malaria control. […]

Researchers used 3-D printing to create functional bionic ears that receive radio signals. Using similar techniques,it may one day be possible to create bionic implants and prostheses. […]

A large-scale genomic analysis found that non-inherited mutations in hundreds of genes together account for about 1 in 10 cases of severe congenital heart defects,the most common type of birth defect. […]

A hormone called betatrophin prompts cells in the pancreas to multiply and produce more insulin. The finding,in mice,may lead to new ways to combat diabetes. […]