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  1. 2021 Research Highlights

    The findings suggest that people can learn to reduce the brain activity causing some types of chronic pain that occur in the absence of injury or persist after healing. 2021 Research Highlights — Basic Research Insights >>. NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include new drugs and vaccines in development for COVID-19 ...

  2. Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily

    Medical Research News. Health news on everything from cancer to nutrition. Updated daily. ... 2024 — Researchers are reporting new findings that demonstrate a link between exposure to per- and ...

  3. 2021 Research Highlights

    With NIH support, scientists across the United States and around the world conduct wide-ranging research to discover ways to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. Groundbreaking NIH-funded research often receives top scientific honors. In 2021, these honors included Nobel Prizes to five NIH-supported scientists.

  4. 2020 Research Highlights

    NIH Research Matters. Bldg. 31, Rm. 5B52, MSC 2094. Bethesda, MD 20892-2094. NIH Research Matters Office of Communications and Public Liaison NIH Office of the Director. NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include new approaches to COVID-19, a universal mosquito vaccine, and advances in restoring vision.

  5. Research

    Health research entails systematic collection or analysis of data with the intent to develop generalizable knowledge to understand health challenges and mount an improved response to them. The full spectrum of health research spans five generic areas of activity: measuring the health problem; understanding its cause(s); elaborating solutions; translating the solutions or evidence into policy ...

  6. Articles

    Despite frequent discussions on the link between physical and mental health, the specific impact of physical fitness on mental well-being is yet to be fully established. Shuzhen Ma, Yanqi Xu, Simao Xu and Zhicheng Guo. BMC Public Health 2024 24 :1365. Research Published on: 21 May 2024.

  7. Health sciences

    The health sciences study all aspects of health, disease and healthcare. This field of study aims to develop knowledge, interventions and technology for use in healthcare to improve the treatment ...

  8. Investigating nutrient biomarkers of healthy brain aging: a ...

    Despite the promise of these findings, questions remain about the causal effects of diet and nutrition on brain health and their role in age-related neurobiological decline; for example, whether ...

  9. Research Findings

    The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through its EPCs, sponsors the development of various reports to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of health care in the United States. These reports provide comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions ...

  10. Research for health

    Evidence briefs for policy and rapid response mechanisms put key research findings into context and place them at the fingertips of decision-makers. Policy dialogues provide researchers, policy-makers, and partner organizations with a forum to rally behind evidence-informed policy options and effective health interventions, discuss the findings ...

  11. Medical research

    Medical research involves research in a wide range of fields, such as biology, chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology with the goal of developing new medicines or medical procedures or improving ...

  12. Current Issues on Research Conducted to Improve Women's Health

    There are several examples in the history of women's health research where the contribution of the consumer women's health movement in promoting research in women's interests was critical. ... Hing C., Kwok C.S., Pang C., Harvey I. Dissemination and publication of research findings: An updated review of related biases. Health Technol ...

  13. Qualitative Methods in Health Care Research

    In health research, it could be a group of physicians working in rural care, a group of medical students, or it could be a group of patients who receive home-based rehabilitation. ... and the analytic framework must be well referenced. The study findings are usually represented in a schematic form for better conceptualization.[1,7] ...

  14. Research Full Report: Getting the Word Out: New Approaches for

    The media often sets the agenda and frames public health issues by highlighting which topics are newsworthy at a particular time.40,56 Researchers view the media as one of the main ways by which to convey research findings to policy makers,23 although gaps remain regarding the effectiveness of media in affecting policy.57

  15. We Need to Talk About Complexity in Health Research: Findings From a

    Our findings have implications for progressing complexity-informed health research, particularly with respect to qualitative approaches. Introduction Complexity has become increasingly popular as a theoretical lens in applied health research over the past 30 years ( Anderson et al., 2005 ; Greenhalgh & Papoutsi, 2018 ; Plsek & Greenhalgh, 2001 ).

  16. Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 vs Influenza in Fall

    In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk of death in people hospitalized for COVID-19 was substantially higher than in people hospitalized for seasonal influenza. 1,2 The risk of death due to COVID-19 has since declined. In fall-winter 2022-2023, people hospitalized for COVID-19 had a 60% higher risk of death compared with those hospitalized for seasonal influenza. 3 New variants of ...

  17. From Breakthroughs to Best Practices: How NIMH Transforms Research Into

    Building upon these findings, NIMH is currently funding research that evaluates the effectiveness of an educational program for clinicians about clozapine . Hundreds of prescribers and clinicians throughout the state of Maryland are participating in an innovative educational tele-mentoring program that connects them with centralized experts.

  18. 2022 Research Highlights

    In 2022, these honors included two NIH-supported scientists who received Nobel Prizes. Here's just a small sample of the NIH-supported promising medical findings in 2022. For more health and medical research findings from NIH, visit NIH Research Matters. Printer-friendly version of full 2022 NIH Research Highlights.

  19. Using Health Outcomes Research to Improve Quality of Care

    Many health systems today are effectively incorporating evidence-based findings, including health outcomes research, to direct their best practices and improve coordination among different providers, departments, and locations. Health outcomes research will continue to provide a valuable methodology for clinicians to streamline their efforts ...

  20. Mental health and the pandemic: What U.S. surveys have found

    Three years into the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, Pew Research Center published this collection of survey findings about Americans' challenges with mental health during the pandemic.All findings are previously published. Methodological information about each survey cited here, including the sample sizes and field dates, can be found by following the links in the text.

  21. Research finds connection between risk factors for periodontitis and

    Uncertain findings for celiac disease and associations with periodontitis. ... Urban gardening may improve human health—research subjects benefit from microbial exposure. May 22, 2024.

  22. 2023 NIH Research Highlights

    The results highlight the need to further study erythritol's long-term effects on cardiovascular health. Read more 2023 NIH Research Highlights: Basic Research Insights. NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health include insights into Long COVID and ME/CFS, and a promising blood test for early Alzheimer's detection.

  23. Fish oil supplements may cause harm, study finds. 'Is it time to dump

    However, a new study finds regular use of fish oil supplements may increase, not reduce, the risk of first-time stroke and atrial fibrillation among people in good cardiovascular health. Atrial ...

  24. Teens who use marijuana are more likely to suffer psychotic disorders

    The new research is more evidence linking cannabis to an increased risk of mental health disorders, including schizophrenia, anxiety and depression, particularly in adolescence. ... the findings ...

  25. The Value, Importance, and Oversight of Health Research

    A number of studies suggest that most Americans have a positive view of medical research and believe that research is beneficial to society. A recent Harris poll found that nearly 80 percent of respondents were interested in health research findings, consistent with previous survey results (Westin, 2007). A study in 2005 compiled data from 70 ...

  26. Health researchers report funder pressure to suppress results

    Nevertheless, the findings are concerning, he adds, because the suppression perverts the research process and holds back evidence that could help to inform policy-making and solve health problems.

  27. Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health Set to Unveil Extensive

    Findings from a study that assesses how social vulnerability impacts clinical trial enrollment and explores the interaction between race and social vulnerability among patients with one of the top ...

  28. Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health Set to ...

    49 scheduled presentations will explore several types of cancer, as well as the next frontier of health equity. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinicians and scientists from Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health will lead sessions and present their latest discoveries from their innovative cancer research program at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology ...

  29. Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health Set to ...

    Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health Set to Unveil Extensive, New Cancer Research Findings at 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting PR Newswire NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., May 23, 2024

  30. Looking forward: Making better use of research findings

    Implementing knowledge. Research findings can influence decisions at many levels—in caring for individual patients, in developing practice guidelines, in commissioning health care, in developing prevention and health promotion strategies, in developing policy, in designing educational programmes, and in performing clinical audit—but only if clinicians know how to translate knowledge into ...