NIH Research Matters

Peanut-allergic children who could tolerate eating at least a half peanut greatly boosted their tolerance by eating gradually increased daily doses of peanut butter.

Researchers found how scratching can worsen allergic skin symptoms but also protect from infection.

Researchers identified antibodies that bind to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite.

Multifocal contact lenses slowed progression of nearsightedness in children, and the treatment benefit continued even after they stopped wearing the lenses.

Researchers estimated that 42% of Americans over age 55 will eventually develop dementia.

Researchers have made huge strides in learning how to detect signs of cancer in bodily fluids like blood, saliva, and urine. Learn how these liquid biopsies are being tested to aid early cancer detection and guide treatment.

Researchers uncovered the structural details of how low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad,” cholesterol, interacts with its receptor molecule to enter cells.

A vaccine made by connecting antigens from different flu strains together elicited a more broadly protective immune response than a conventional flu vaccine.

Most deaths avoided from common cancers between 1975 and 2020 could be traced to prevention and screening efforts.