Circumcision rates have declined significantly in the United States, driven in part by parents' distrust of medical advice, ...

Measuring stress through hair samples may help doctors predict the risk of mental health problems in children with chronic ...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Wednesday its experimental treatment for a rare genetic disorder affecting soft tissue ...

U.S. Congress Democrats planned to unveil on Wednesday their version of legislation keeping the federal government fully ...

Susan Monarez, the ousted former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, plans to warn a Senate committee ...

A national study of newborn hospital records found that circumcision rates have gone down overall in the past decade.

Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., will officially stop serving as head of the NIH’s Office of Intramural Research (OIR) on Sept. 30, ...

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Forget the glorious successes of past breakthroughs—the real justification for research investment is what we get for our ...

ALS is a difficult disease to diagnose, and researchers say they’ve found clues in the blood that can help with early ...

A collaborative multidisciplinary team that includes Northwestern’s Kristi Holmes, PhD has been named an NIH S-index ...

Scientists seeking NIH funding for projects involving overseas partners will encounter a new grant system starting early next year.