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The medical research concept - a collage about a scientist(s) and their work.

Science Highlights

Two older adults appear worried, the man embraces the woman from behind.

Housing Instability Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST)

A processed reconstruction of a synapse from an electron tomogram.

CryoET Technology Explores Connections in the Brain

Transformative High-Resolution Cryoelectron Microscopy (cryoEM)

 A diverse group of people wearing lab coats, scrubs, and business attire with their hands placed in the center to represent teamwork.

New NIH Research Awards Support Community-Led Research to Reduce Health Disparities

Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS)

A healthcare provider checking the blood pressure of a patient while sitting at a table.

NIH Makes Inaugural Awards to Begin Building its CARE for Health™ Primary Care Research Network

Communities Advancing Research Equity for Health™ (CARE for Health™)

Image of the outline of a person's head and shoulders against a dark blue and black background. The brain is lit up pink and the nerves in the face, neck, and shoulders are lit up yellow.

New Findings on Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC)

A spherical 3D molecular structure from cryogenic electron microscopy. The structure is mostly grey with teal and orange highlights.

CryoEM structures unravel a molecular mystery of hepatitis B infection

Transformative High-Resolution Cryoelectron Microscopy (cryoEM)

Marie Bernard, M.D., speaks enthusiastically with her hand raised to an audience at the FIRST program conference. She stands next to a projected slide and behind of a podium with the FIRST logo. The room is full and the audience has their backs to the camera, facing Bernard.

FIRST awardees convene to advance scientific excellence 

Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST)

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