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2015-Present News Releases & Advisories Archives

2018:

• NIH scientists combine technologies to view the retina in unprecedented detail (11/14/18)
• Researchers identify immune culprits linked to inflammation and bone loss in gum disease (10/17/18)
• Study identifies gene that makes gentle touch feel painful after injury (10/10/18)
• The NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network expands (09/24/18)
• NIH and Children’s National partner to advance pediatric clinical research (09/17/18)
• NIH Clinical Center releases dataset of 32,000 CT images (07/20/18)
• NIH announces 2018-2019 Medical Research Scholars Program class (06/11/18)
• New approach to immunotherapy leads to complete response in breast cancer patient unresponsive to other treatments (06/04/18)
• NIH study finds gut microbiome can control antitumor immune function in liver (05/24/18)
  Study performed in the NIH Clinical Center may have implications for understanding the mechanisms that lead to liver cancer and for therapeutic approaches to treat them.
• NIH begins test Ebola treatment in early-stage trial (05/23/18)
• Bacteria therapy for eczema shows promise in NIH study (05/03/18)
• NIH statement on World Asthma Day 2018 (05/01/18)
  Video features three patients who participated in an asthma study at the NIH Clinical Center.
• Lack of sleep may be linked to risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (04/13/18)
  The study conducted at the NIH Clinical Center shows that sleep deprivation is linked to higher levels of beta-amyloid — a notorious precursor to Alzheimer’s disease.
• NIH researchers crack mystery behind rare bone disorder (04/11/18)
• NIH Clinical Center names U.S. Navy Captain Pius Aiyelawo as chief operating officer of the research hospital (04/02/18)
• NIH pilot project will match researchers to genes, gene variants of interest (03/01/18)
• NIH Hosts Rare Disease Day Event on March 1, 2018 (02/20/18)
• Study links gut-homing protein levels with HIV infection risk, disease progression (01/24/18)
• Flu infection study increases understanding of natural immunity (01/23/18)
• The coming of age of gene therapy: A review of the past and path forward (01/12/18)
• NIH study supports use of short-term HIV treatment interruption in clinical trials (01/11/18)
• MERS antibodies produces in cattle safe, treatment well tolerated in Phase 1 trial (01/10/18)
• NIH discovery brings stem cell therapy for eye disease closer to the clinic (01/02/18)
  New age-related macular degeneration clinical trial set to launch in the Clinical Center in 2018.

2017:

• Chemical from cactus-like plant shows promise in controlling surgical pain, while leaving touch and coordination intact, rat study shows (12/21/17)
• To sleep or not: Researchers explore complex genetic network behind sleep duration (12/14/17)
  A study conducted in the Clinical Center provides new clues to how genes for sleep duration are linked to a wide variety of biological processes.
• Gene-based Zika vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adults (12/04/17)
• NIAID scientists link cases of unexplained anaphylaxis to red meat allergy (11/28/17)
  Patients seen at the Clinical Center had anaphylaxis that was caused by an uncommon allergy to a molecule found naturally in red meat.
• NIH Clinical Center provides one of the largest publicly available chest x-ray datasets to scientific community (09/27/17)
• NIAID scientists illuminate mechanism of increased cardiovascular risks with HIV (08/30/17)
• NIH Clinical Center receives 2017 Excellence Award for outstanding emotional support to patients (08/29/17)
• Robotic exoskeleton offers potential new approach to alleviating crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy (08/25/17)
• Experimental treatment for Niemann-Pick disease type C1 appears safe, effective (08/11/17)
• NCI study shows feasibility of cancer screening protocol for patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (08/03/17)
  Participants were evaluated and underwent screening examinations at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
• Discovery documentary First in Human gives an up-close look at how advances in medicine are made at the NIH Clinical Center (07/26/17)
• HIV hijacks surface molecule to invade cell (07/12/17)
  NIH discovery that takes place in the NIH Clinical Center could lead to new drugs to prevent HIV infection.
• NIH and collaborators identify the genomic cause for Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome (07/06/17)
• NIH scientists try to crack the brain's memory code (06/01/17)
• NIH researchers find potential genetic cause of Cushing syndrome (06/01/17)
• NIH announces 2017-2018 Medical Research Scholars Program Class (05/10/17)
• NIH study of Ebola patient traces disease progression and recovery (04/12/17)
• Rare Disease Day at NIH event features advances in rare diseases research (02/22/17)
• Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine enters clinical testing (02/22/17)
• NIH begins study of vaccine to protect against mosquito-borne diseases (02/21/17)
• Experimental PfSPZ malaria vaccine provides durable protection against multiple strains in NIH clinical trial (02/21/17)
• NIH research helps explain how antibody treatment led to sustained remission of HIV-like virus (02/15/17)

2016:

• Early-phase trial demonstrates shrinkage in pediatric neural tumors (12/29/16)
• Major General James Gilman, M.D., tapped to lead NIH Clinical Center (12/09/16)
• Cellular immunotherapy targets a common human cancer mutation (12/07/16)
• Research on new, rapid screening test identifies potential therapies against drug-resistant bacteria (11/09/16)
• Testing of investigational inactivated Zika vaccine in humans begins (11/07/16)
• "Sixth sense" may be more than just a feeling (09/22/16)
• NIH Clinical Center and The Smithsonian Institution partner to launch Minerals in Medicine Exhibition (09/09/16)
• NIH researchers discover otulipenia, a new inflammatory disease (08/22/16)
• NIH begins testing investigational Zika vaccine in humans (08/03/16)
• Early support and mentorship programs build long-term research careers (07/13/16)
• NIH welcomes 52 young scientists to year-long medical research scholars program (06/22/16)
• Statement on NIH Clinical Center Improvement Plan (04/21/16)
• NIH study finds factors that may influence influenza vaccine effectiveness (04/19/16)
• NIH sequences genome of a fungus that causes life-threatening pneumonia (04/11/16)
• NIH uses photon-counting CT scanner in patients for the first time (02/24/16)
• NIH Rare Disease Day event, on Leap Day (Feb. 29), will feature patients' voices and international collaboration (02/16/16)
• NIH scientists discover genetic cause of rare allergy to vibration (02/03/16)

2015:

• Statement on Remediation of the NIH Clinical Center Pharmaceutical Development Section (12/10/15)
• NIH researchers find potential target for reducing obesity-related inflammation (11/16/15)
• NIH takes action to bolster research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (10/29/15)
• NIH recruits five Lasker Clinical Research Scholars (10/06/2015)
• NIH study finds cutting dietary fat reduces body fat more than cutting carbs (08/13/2015)
• NIH Clinical Center awarded prestigous certification for electronic medical record system (07/31/15)
• Early antiretroviral therapy prevents non-AIDS outcomes in HIV-infected people (07/20/15)
• NIH suspends operations in its Clinical Center Pharmaceutical Development Section (06/04/15)
• Starting antiretroviral treatment early improves outcomes for HIV-infected individuals (05/27/15)
• NIH expands medical scholars program, announces new class (04/22/15)
• Patient admitted with Ebola virus disease discharged from NIH Clinical Center (04/09/15)
• Update on clinical status of patient with Ebola virus at the NIH Clinical Center (04/07/15)
• Experimental Ebola vaccine safe, prompts immune response (04/01/15)
• Update on clinical status of patient with Ebola virus at the NIH Clinical Center (03/30/15)
• Update on clinical status of patient with Ebola virus disease at the NIH Clinical Center (03/26/15)
• Update on clinical status of patient with Ebola virus disease at the NIH Clinical Center (03/16/15)
• UPDATE: American healthcare worker with Ebola virus disease arrives safely at NIH Clinical Center (03/13/15)
• NIH to admit American healthcare worker with Ebola virus disease (03/12/15)
• NIH-led study to assess community-based Hepatitis C treatment in Washington, DC (03/06/15)
• NIH teams with industry to develop treatments for Niemann-Pick Type C disease (01/07/15)

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