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🧬 Think of your genes like a family recipe—passed down from your parents with instructions that help shape how your body works. Over time, changes can occur in those instructions. Some may have little effect, while others can increase the risk of disease. NIH researchers are studying why additional genetic changes in some people born with a mutated gene called RUNX1 can increase their risk of developing blood cancer, while others with the mutation may never develop cancer. 🎥 Watch to learn more:

👁️ Good news for corneal transplant patients: An NIH-funded study found that donor diabetes severity was not linked to transplant outcomes one year after surgery. Learn more:

Tiny models. Big research potential. Organoids are small, lab-grown models that mimic how human organs work, helping scientists better understand disease and explore new treatments. Learn how the NIH Standardized Organoid Modeling (SOM) Center is working to make these powerful research tools more reliable and accessible. Explore the SOM Center:

🧠 You’ve probably heard of Alzheimer’s disease. But what about Lewy body dementia (LBD)? LBD is the second most common form of dementia, and it can affect thinking, movement, sleep, and mood. Download or order a free booklet about LBD to learn more:

“Since my first day as a fellow here, my ideas have been taken seriously.” Dr. Bari Rosenberg appreciates the openness to new ideas she has found as a clinical fellow at NIH, and how working directly with patients participating in clinical trials is a unique experience to advance medicine. Learn more about NCI Clinical Fellowship opportunities:

NEWS: An extra year of secondary school lowered dementia diagnoses later in life.

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NEWS: A precision T-cell therapy stalls treatment-resistant cancers in clinical trial.

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RT @NIHDirector_Jay: 🧐What is the scientific community’s role toward restoring the public’s trust in health sciences research following the COVID-19 pandemic? @HHSGov Chief Science and Data Officer Dr. Martin Kulldorff and I will examine this and other issues on Oct. 28 at 1:30pm ET, during the next NIH Scientific Freedom Lecture. Webcast link in the replies.

👩The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health is proud to announce the COMpetency in Menopause & Integrated Therapy (COMMIT) Challenge! This challenge seeks to identify, amplify, and reward curricula that comprehensively address the menopausal transition, including menopause hormone therapy, within U.S. health education programs.

Learn more and register for an informational webinar on 10/26 ➡️

The cerebellum is a part of the brain primarily known to be involved in movement and coordination. A new study conducted by NIH Stadtman Investigator Dr. Mark Wagner and his lab shows it could also play a pivotal role in learning and retaining new skills. Their findings shed new light on the cerebellum—quite literally—and could help explain how the brain reuses what it already knows to learn new tasks without getting its wires crossed.

Babies sleep safest on their backs, for naps & at night. Learn more ways to reduce baby's risk: #SafeToSleep

🎉 Congratulations to four NIH researchers and leaders newly elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) — one of the highest honors in health and medicine! 🏅 Dr. Anthony Letai, NCI Director 🏅 Dr. Francesco DeMayo, NIEHS Senior Investigator 🏅 Dr. Swee Lay Thein, NHLBI Senior Investigator 🏅 Dr. Daniel S. Reich, NINDS Senior Investigator This honor recognizes outstanding professional achievement and a lasting commitment to service — and it's a perfect reflection of the scientific leadership and dedication NIH researchers bring to advancing biomedical research and improving health for all. 👏 Congratulations on this incredible, well-deserved achievement! 🔗 Meet the newly elected NAM members:

NIH researchers have discovered a natural defense mechanism that may help the body prevent plaque from building up inside arteries, opening new possibilities for treating atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death in the U.S.

How does environmental pollution affect fetal development? NIH-supported researchers created a placenta-on-a-chip to find out.

RT @SecKennedy: Thank you, @FLOTUS, for your leadership in advancing women’s health. Women deserve clear answers about conditions that uniquely or disproportionately affect them. Today, we are changing how our government pursues those answers. The new Women’s Health Division at @NIH will tackle these questions with gold-standard science, accelerate research, and turn discoveries into better prevention, treatments, and care for women across America.

.@FLOTUS reveals the @FirstLadyOffice’s 5 pillars for women’s health innovation: 1️⃣ Find cures for diseases affecting women in a unique way 2️⃣ Use superintelligence (SI) to enhance our understanding of female biology and speed up medical discoveries 3️⃣ Accelerate the process of guiding promising therapies from laboratories to female patients while maintaining strict safety standards 4️⃣ Ensure that medical breakthroughs are accessible and affordable to women regardless of their financial circumstances 5️⃣ Replace generations of silence with open conversation, education, and compassion

“Substance use disorders can involve periods of remission and recurrence — as is the case with heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses. But lasting recovery is possible, and science continues to deliver new tools to help more people achieve it.” Dr. Nora Volkow serves as director of NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse. Read her new editorial on the state of addiction science via the USA Today. ➡️

Basic scientists, data scientists, and clinicians: Help advance women's health research! Many NIH institutes, centers, and offices are participating in these new NIH Highlighted Topics focused on: • Putting evidence into practice in women's health care • Understanding how reproductive system aging affects health span and longevity • Studying perimenopause as a distinct life stage • Understanding and addressing gynecologic procedural pain Stay tuned for more women's health highlighted topics, coming soon! Learn more: