Basic Research Fuels Medical Advances
Some 300,000 NIH-funded scientists are working on projects aimed at improving disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention, often through increasing understanding of basic life processes. (Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science)
Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science - April 18, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Bleach vs. Bacteria
Chlorine bleach has been used as a disinfectant for hundreds of years, but our bodies have been using its active component to help kill invading bacteria for millennia. Details about how bleach kills—and how bacteria can survive the attack—may lead to the development of new drugs. (Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science)
Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science - April 2, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Capitalizing on Cellular Conversations
Living things are constantly communicating using chemical signals that course through their systems—and that affect health and disease. (Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science)
Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science - March 24, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Resetting Our Clocks: New Details About How the Body Tells Time
Piecing together the molecular mechanisms of biological clocks is leading to a better understanding of the intricate relationship among our clocks, circadian rhythms and physiology. (Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science)
Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science - March 6, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Visualizing Vessels
High-tech visualization tools and methods captured this image of retinal blood vessels, which are used to diagnose glaucoma and diabetic eye disease. (Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science)
Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science - February 24, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Evolution and Health
While Charles Darwin’s theory laid the groundwork, ongoing studies have deepened our understanding of evolution, including how it relates to health. (Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science)
Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science - February 6, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
An Experimental Contact Lens to Prevent Glaucoma-Induced Blindness
A specially designed contact lens that can release a glaucoma medicine at a steady rate for up to a month offers numerous potential clinical advantages over the standard eyesight-saving treatment. (Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science)
Source: NIGMS Inside Life Science - January 23, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
