National Institutes of Health

Trump NCI Cuts

World's premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos

Sen. McCormick backs increased NIH funding, new Russia sanctions and AI regulation limits

McCormick Trump spending

Wistar Institute opens HIV research center in hopes of finding a cure — as federal government ends vaccine studies

HIV Wistar Institute

As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers

White House NIH Funds

Penn freezes hiring to brace for 'severe' impact of cuts to federal funding

Penn Hiring Freeze

Alzheimer's may cause much of its brain damage before symptoms appear

Alzheimer's stages damage

AI can detect depression in white people based on their social media posts – but not in Black people, Penn study finds

AI Depression Disparities

Penn, CHOP to study how environmental factors affect pregnancy, children's health

Penn CHOP Pregnancy

New TikTok feature aims to give users credible information on mental health

Alcohol-related deaths increased during first year of COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

Alcohol Related

The search for an HIV vaccine continues with a clinical trial partly based in Philly

HIV vaccine mRNA

Children's Health

Treating peanut allergies early could make kids less sensitive, study finds

Peanut Allergy Study

Marijuana use doubles people's risk of breakthrough COVID-19 cases, study shows

Learning a new skill? Taking short breaks could help, research shows

Learning a new skill

Infected mouth cells may explain the loss of taste among some COVID-19 patients

AstraZeneca says new analysis confirms its COVID-19 vaccine is effective

AstraZeneca may have used outdated data in its COVID-19 vaccine findings

Postpartum depression can persist years after childbirth, research shows

Postpartum depression can persist years after childbirth, research shows

Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment trial ends early due to ineffectiveness

COVID-19 antibody treatment

NIH study confirms remdesivir shortens COVID-19 recovery time

NIH remdesivir report

These secret safety panels will pick the COVID-19 vaccine winners

COVID-19 vaccine safety panel

Gov. Murphy, Dr. Fauci discuss COVID-19 pandemic in Facebook Live chat

phil murphy anthony fauci live chat

People with substance use disorder need action plans to mitigate COVID-19 risk, addiction experts say

COVID-19 Addiction

U.S. scientists making coronavirus strain for potential human challenge trials

NIAID coronavirus strain

Eli Lilly launching COVID-19 treatment trial in nursing homes

Eli Lilly COVID-19 treatment

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine moves to final phase of testing

Moderna COVID-19 Update

Scientists may have determined why many non-smokers develop COPD

COPD cause respiratory system

Dr. Anthony Fauci tells kids the Tooth Fairy won't get COVID-19

Will Smith Fauci coronavirus

Administering century-old tuberculosis vaccine in a new way may make it more effective

Nearly as many teens are vaping marijuana as nicotine, NIH reports

Vaping Marijuana

Most young kids – including infants – are getting way too much screen time

Screen Time Babies

Alternative Medicine

$3 million in NIH grants will investigate whether CBD really relieves pain

CBD Oils NIH

Newly-recognized brain disorder mimics Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's Disease LATE Dementia

Researchers looking for a better way to measure pain

pain pexels

Surprise! There are tiny tunnels running through your head

tiny_tunnels_human_brain

Drexel researchers awarded $3 million to test innovative gadget that heals chronic wounds

120116_drexel_research

For autism research, Drexel team says step aside, Tooth Fairy

092516_ToothFairy

Study: Couples' caffeine intake associated with risk of miscarriage

Speed up research into Zika virus, Obama urges

CHOP wins $3.6 million NIH grant for study on patient care decisions

091915_CHOP-NIHgrant

Placenta research secures NIH funding

03.02.15_NIHplacenta

Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

New cervical cancer screening guidelines endorse the use of self-swab kits

Pediatric Cancer Lianna Munir

'We need to have another option'

Purchased - woman standing by christmas tree with decoration tired

How to keep holiday stress in check this season

Light Lamp SAD

After a lifetime of seasonal depression, I finally tried light therapy. Here's what I learned

Shinges Vaccine Dementia

Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

Zipporah Washington Temple

Nurse who beat hard-to-treat cancer says she stayed strong by thinking of herself as a 'survivor'

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