2019 Research Highlights — Human Health Advances, Promising Medical Findings, Basic Research Insights

A small sample of NIH-supported research accomplishments from 2019

2019 Research Highlights Human Health Advances NIH accomplishments in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment include treatments for the Ebola virus, gene therapy that reverses a rare immune disorder, and a blood test to detect myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome. Promising Medical Findings NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include a way to predict which people at risk for psychosis may progress to full psychosis, insights into recurrent tonsillitis, and a patch to replace damaged retinal cells. Basic Research Insights Noteworthy NIH advances in fundamental research include evidence linking enterovirus infections with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), insights into how disrupted sleep may lead to heart disease, and nanoparticle robots that sweep away biofilms. Popular Stories High-salt diet triggers changes in mouse brains Some melanomas may start in hair follicles Targeting gut bacteria to treat alcoholic hepatitis How brown fat improves metabolism Gene variation may protect against Alzheimer's disease Connect with Us Facebook RSS Feed Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to ymilov@gmail.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612