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Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D. takes the helm as the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health.
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Learn how NINDS has advanced our understanding of the brain and paved the way for effective treatments that improve lives.
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New biomarker may help predict cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
A medicine originally prescribed for high blood pressure could be a potential treatment option.
Midlife eating patterns tied to health decades later.
Explore the Bethesda campus and how NIH turns discovery into health.
Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., is the NIH Director and provides leadership for the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up NIH.
NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs.
Scientists conduct research on NIH campuses across the U.S., as part of our Intramural Research Program.
NIH-supported research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of our lives.
The central recruitment point of access to all NIH jobs and training opportunities.
Agency-wide effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid crisis.
Learn about participating in clinical trials and where to find them.
A bold venture to help identify new treatments and cures for diseases.
Important initiatives aimed at improving medical research.
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.
