A path to hope for sickle cell disease
Deidra Flowers-Williams realized in elementary school that she couldn’t do the same things as other kids her age. She was diagnosed with sickle cell disease before she was 6 monthsRead More
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From bench to bedside: Researchers of NIH’s Clinical Center
[Introduction] NIH’s Clinical Center is divided into two parts. One side is a hospital for patients. The other side includes offices and labs where researchers like John Tisdale, M.D., andRead More
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Gum disease by the numbers
[Introduction] Gum (or periodontal) disease is one of the leading threats to dental health. It’s typically caused by poor brushing and flossing habits that allow plaque—a sticky film of bacteria—toRead More
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Achoo! cold, flu, or something else?
[Introduction] Winter and early spring typically bring colds, the flu, and allergies—though they can occur at any time of the year. Determining what you have can be challenging. All threeRead More
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Can potassium help your heart?
Potassium is a mineral in your body that helps your nerves and muscles work. A recent study provides early evidence that increased potassium may help prevent hardening of the arteries,Read More
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Is a widely available cure for sickle cell disease on the horizon?
When the pain from sickle cell disease became too much, Kirti Dasu often went to the nearest hospital emergency room. Those days are gone. Today the 29-year-old Syracuse University studentRead More
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Expanding hearing health care
“What’s that you said?” Perhaps you’ve heard yourself say those words more often than you’d like to admit. Or maybe you, a family member, or a friend is consistently turningRead More
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New discovery about middle-age weight gain
A team of scientists has identified an enzyme that promotes weight gain and the loss of exercise capacity starting in midlife. Enzymes increase the rate of chemical reactions. Through animalRead More
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Don’t let asthma define you
When Sylvia Granados-Maready was born, she was diagnosed with asthma. To this day, Sylvia lives with asthma without letting it define her. “All my life, I’ve had asthma,” she said.Read More
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A lifelong asthma struggle
Jeff Long, Ph.D., can hardly remember a time when he didn’t suffer from serious asthma. Jeff, who is now in his 50s, started experiencing symptoms when he was just aRead More
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The future of asthma monitoring
With so many pollutants indoors and outdoors, determining what triggers asthma in children is not easy. Now, NIH-supported researchers are developing technology to help identify those triggers more easily. NewRead More
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New treatment approved for HER2-positive breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), approximately 15 percent of patients with breast cancer have tumors thatRead More
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Rare gene mutation may have link to common cold
Colds seem harder to escape as the temperature drops and people spend more time indoors. They are also not well understood by doctors and scientists. Recently though, NIH-supported research foundRead More
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A journey with midlife hearing loss
Stephen Ferranti knew he had to address his hearing loss issues when he realized it could affect his job. As a product strategy manager in his mid 50s working for aRead More
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Helping others hear better
Lise Hamlin was born with hearing loss in one ear, though she was able to communicate adequately for 30 years. That changed overnight. One morning, when she was in herRead More
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The opioid crisis
Opioid misuse and addiction is a major public health crisis. Opioids, sometimes called narcotics, are a type of drug. They include strong prescription pain relievers and the illegal drug heroin.Read More
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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 the differences between them, read our summary below with information from MedlinePlusRead More
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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 Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has been leading theRead More
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Understanding food allergy
Food allergies are often misunderstood. “This disease is common, and it has a dramatic impact not only on the lives of people who have the allergy but on the livesRead More
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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 allergies is rising without a known cause. What isRead More
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The eyes have it
[Introduction] 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 to focus light, or anRead More
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Psoriasis: On the road to discovery
[Introduction] Advances in genetic knowledge are providing the keys to unlock new treatments. NIH-supported researcher James T. Elder, M.D., Ph.D., from the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan,Read More
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From Lyme disease to art and advocacy
Bruce Davidson always enjoyed the outdoors. He owned and operated a landscape contracting business in the early 2000s in Boxborough, Massachusetts. It was this job and location that put himRead More
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Psoriasis doesn’t slow down Texan Brian LaFoy
[Introduction] Brian LaFoy has been around psoriasis his whole life. His father has it and his father’s mother has it. Then, when he was in his mid-20s, he saw theRead More
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Questions and answers about psoriasis
[Introduction] Psoriasis is a chronic (long-lasting) skin disease of scaling and inflammation that affects more than three percent of the U.S. population. Although the disease occurs in all ages, itRead More
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