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2024 Research Highlights

A sampling of notable NIH-supported research accomplishments in 2024.

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Rethink Your Holiday Drinking

During the holiday season, be sure to take a look at your drinking patterns and how they may affect your health.

Managing Portions and Eating Well

Learn the difference between a portion and a serving, and get tips for reaching or staying at a healthy weight.

Seasonal Affective Disorder

In most cases, symptoms start in the late fall or early winter and go away during the spring and summer.

Protect Your Lungs for Life

Learn what you can do at any age to protect your lungs from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

In the News

Hidden Maternal Cancers

Abnormal routine blood tests may help detect unknown cancers during pregnancy.

Cancer Screening

Study shows screening and prevention efforts are as important as treatment advances.

Environmental Dementia Risk

Wildfire smoke exposure was associated with greater odds of being diagnosed.

Alcohol and the Holidays

Before you celebrate the season, have a plan.

NIH at a Glance

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Take the Virtual Tour

Explore the Bethesda campus and how NIH turns discovery into health.

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The NIH Director

Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., is the NIH Director and provides leadership for the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up NIH.

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Funding for Research

NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs.

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Labs at NIH

Scientists conduct research on NIH campuses across the U.S., as part of our Intramural Research Program.

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Impact of NIH Research

NIH-supported research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of our lives.

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Jobs at NIH

The central recruitment point of access to all NIH jobs and training opportunities

Featured Resources & Initiatives

Anti-sexual harassment.

NIH does not tolerate pervasive or severe harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment.

All of Us Research Program

A research effort to revolutionize how we improve health and treat disease.

NIH HEAL Initiative

Trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid crisis.

Clinical Trials

Learn about participating in clinical trials and where to find them.

Accelerating Medicines Partnership

A bold venture to help identify new treatments and cures for diseases.

Medical Research Initiatives

Important initiatives aimed at improving medical research.

Training at NIH

NIH provides training opportunities internally, as well as at universities and other institutions across the U.S.

A new research initiative to understand, prevent, and treat the long-term effects of COVID-19.

COVID-19 Research information from NIH

NIH supports research in COVID-19 testing, treatments, and vaccines. También disponible en español.

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