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Researchers knew that urobilin was what makes your urine yellow, but they hadn’t discovered the enzyme that was key to this chemical process.
January 03, 2025

What makes urine yellow? The answer lies in your gut

Ever wonder why urine is yellow or why skin looks yellow in people with jaundice? Scientists have known for more...

NIH Highlights, NIH Research
NIH supports thousands of studies on new treatments for common diseases.
December 19, 2024

Of mice and medicine: Our favorite NIH research highlights from 2024

1. Could a new molecule prevent blood clots without increasing the risk of bleeding? Blood clots can form when substances in...

NIH Highlights, NIH Research

Scientists developed a simple skin biopsy that could identify people with certain disorders, including Parkinson’s disease.
August 29, 2024

4 discoveries beyond the brain

Neurodegenerative diseases—such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease (PD), Lewy body dementia (LBD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS...

NIH Research, Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson's disease
Scientists are still exploring relationships between our gut bacteria and our exercise choices.
July 23, 2024

Can bacteria in your gut make you want to exercise?

Have you ever wondered why some people enjoy exercise while others find it unbearable? New research hints at a surprising...

NIH Research, Exercise

Dr. Michael Collins (far left) and Dr. Alison Boyce (far right) spoke with patient community members about their experiences with FD/MAS.
June 27, 2024

More than two decades of NIH research gives answers on a rare disease affecting bones, skin, and the endocrine system

Why do patients with fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome break their bones so easily? Or hit puberty as early as infancy?...

NIH Research, Rare Diseases, Dental Health, Skin Conditions
Try to drink about eight glasses of fluids every day.
May 07, 2024

H20 for healthy aging

Water is essential for just about every function in our bodies, from keeping our organs working properly to regulating our...

NIH Research, Healthy Aging, Nutrition

NIH-supported research is improving our understanding of blood clots and clotting disorders.
February 29, 2024

How researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute are unblocking the science of blood clots

Blood clots can form when substances in the blood clump together. While this is a normal part of the healing...

Blood Clots, NIH Research
An NIH-funded training program uses a driving simulator and eye-tracking technology to help teens with ADHD become safer drivers.
November 21, 2023

Exploring ADHD…with science!

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects millions of people worldwide. We know more about ADHD than we used to, but there’s...

NIH Research, ADHD

Because their eyes have similar structures to ours, geckos (like this Antilles gecko) are useful models for studying vision in humans.
October 25, 2023

Big lessons from small creatures

For centuries, scientists have used small animal models to study everything from how genes work to how diseases develop. And...

NIH Research, Rare Diseases, Eye Disease
NIDCR researchers studied mice to understand how sound dulls pain.
March 21, 2023

Audio analgesia: How sound blunts pain—at least in mice

An international team of scientists, led in part by investigators from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, studied...

NIH Research, Pain