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If you have any of these symptoms, be sure to check with your eye care professional.
April 30, 2024

Not seeing clearly? Cataracts might be the problem

Like a camera, your eyes rely on a lens—the clear part of the eye that helps focus light on the...

Cataract, Eye Care, Eye Disease
The Surgery of the Future app provides a virtual tour into the operating room of the future.
July 14, 2017

NIH-supported technologies of the future

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering's Surgery of the Future app lets users see different medical technolgies...

Medical Technology
July 14, 2017

Progress against Zika

From 2015 to 2016, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus a world health crisis. The U.S. National Institute of...

Zika Virus
Anne Murphy, left, is pictured with her sisters Jean, middle, and Mary, right.
July 14, 2017

From caring to commitment

Anne Murphy and her sister Jean did nearly everything together from childhood to adulthood. As adults, they often started the...

Alzheimer's Disease
July 14, 2017

EXERT yourself and help in the search for an Alzheimer’s cure

Can exercise slow or prevent cognitive decline in older people who are at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease? The...

Alzheimer's Disease
NIH-supported researcher Blake Wiedenheft in his lab.
July 14, 2017

The Montana wild virus hunt

Blake Wiedenheft is a researcher at Montana State University who launched his virology lab (which studies viruses) with help from...

NIH Highlights
Katie Lewis in her office at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
July 14, 2017

An inside look at genetic counseling

Katie Lewis is a genetic counselor and research coordinator at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). She counsels people...

Genetic Testing
Jack C.
July 14, 2017

A diagnosis of Lynch syndrome

Jack C. remembers that day well. The seemingly healthy 65-year-old suddenly had chest pains. But, he had a busy day...

Genetic Testing
David Hale
July 14, 2017

A missing ancestry

Many adopted children don't know very much about their biological family. That was the case for David Hale. All...

Genetic Testing
July 14, 2017

Understanding food allergy

Food allergies are often misunderstood. "This disease is common and it has a dramatic impact not only on the lives...

Food Allergy, Allergy, Nutrition
July 14, 2017

Is genetic testing right for you?

Have questions about genetic testing? We have answers from the experts at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute. What...

Genetic Testing
July 14, 2017

Food allergy 101

Food allergies affect 5 percent of children and 4 percent of adults in the U.S. The number of people with food...

Food Allergy, Allergy, Nutrition
July 14, 2017

Alzheimer’s and dementia: What you need to know

Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are conditions that can affect people as they get older. If you're wondering about...

Dementia
Dr. Roderic I. Pettigrew is the director of NIH's National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
July 14, 2017

Surgery of the future

In the not-too-distant future, operating rooms will feature devices that will revolutionize surgery for patients and doctors. You can get...

Surgery
July 13, 2017

Magic meets medicine at NIH

The National Library of Medicine's traveling banner exhibition, Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine, dives into...

NIH Highlights
Anthony Terlizzi, right, pictured with his parents in 2016.
July 13, 2017

Don’t sweat the small stuff

Anthony Terlizzi was just 16 months old when he had his first allergic reaction to peanuts. His mother, Lisa Terlizzi, was...

Food Allergy
July 13, 2017

Noninvasive lung cancer testing on the horizon

A team of scientists, supported in part by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), found changes that were similar between the...

Lung Cancer
July 13, 2017

Diet’s role in disease risk

Research supported in part by NIH's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) that was released earlier this year...

Diets, Nutrition
Michael Weiner, M.D.
July 13, 2017

We’re all in this together

Thanks to funding from the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and private funds, there...

Alzheimer's Disease