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2024 Science Highlights from the NIH Director’s Blog
Credit: Donny Bliss/NIH This year on the NIH Director’s Blog, we covered a wide range of NIH-supported research from across our institutes and centers. We explored exciting new findings that came from...
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AI System Has Potential to Differentiate Brain Cancer from Healthy Tissue...
In a study, researchers trained an AI tool called FastGlioma to quickly distinguish cancerous from healthy tissue during surgery to remove brain tumors. Credit: Donny Bliss/NIH, fastglioma.mlins.org...
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AI Model Takes New Approach to Performing Diagnostic Tasks in Multiple Cancer...
Credit: Donny Bliss/NIH, Adobe Stock In recent years, medical researchers have been looking for ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology for diagnosing cancer. So far, most AI models have...
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Taking Inspiration from Art Created by a Patient’s Granddaughter
NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli in her office with Suzi Grossman’s artwork. Credit: Chia-Chi Charlie Chang, NIH I have a specific ritual when moving into a new office, as I did when I became NIH...
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Sequencing Technique Detects Earliest Signs of Genetic Mutations Underlying...
Every day, billions of cells in your body divide, each producing two daughter cells. It’s an essential process for your tissues and organs to renew themselves and remain healthy. To do it, cells must...
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Molecular Portrait of Key Driver of Pancreatic Cancer Offers Hope for...
Credit: magicmine/Adobe Stock Cancer arises when changes in genes that normally control cell division lead to unchecked growth at the expense of healthy tissues. One of the most common genetic...
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AI Tool Using Single-Cell Data Has Promise for Optimally Matching Cancer...
Credit: Donny Bliss/NIH, NicoElNino/Adobe Stock Precision oncology, in which doctors choose cancer treatment options based on the underlying molecular or genetic signature of individual tumors, has...
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Microbe Normally Found in the Mouth May Drive Progression of Colorectal Cancer
Study findings suggest a subtype of Fusobacterium nucleatum, a microbe normally found in the mouth, may infect colorectal tumors and drive their growth. Credit: Donny Bliss/NIH, Appledesign/Adobe...
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Immune Checkpoint Discovery Has Implications for Treating Cancer and...
When PD-1 receptors on T cells pair up, they are more likely to engage with PD-L1 proteins on other cells to prevent an immune attack. Credit: Donny Bliss/NIH Your immune system should ideally...
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A New Target to Improve the Health and Lives of Childhood Cancer Survivors:...
Researchers found that prediabetes and diabetes are highly prevalent in survivors of childhood cancer. Credit Donny Bliss/NIH. Modified from SB Dixon, et al. Before joining NIH, I conducted research...
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Turning Discoveries into Health for All
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (left) swears in Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., (right) as the 17th Director of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Bertagnolli’s husband, Alex...
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Persistence Pays Off: Recognizing Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, the 2023...
Karikó and Weissman discovered how to slightly modify mRNA to avoid an inflammatory response making the mRNA vaccines possible. Credit: Donny Bliss/NIH Last week, biochemist Katalin Karikó and...
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Rice-Sized Device Tests Brain Tumor’s Drug Responses During Surgery
A device implanted into a tumor during surgery delivers tiny doses of up to 20 drugs to determine each treatment’s effects. Credit: Donny Bliss, NIH Scientists have made remarkable progress in...
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New Approach to ‘Liquid Biopsy’ Relies on Repetitive RNA in the Bloodstream
Researchers have identified segments of noncoding RNA circulating in the blood that are early signs of cancer. Credit: Modified from Adobe Stock/ Andrey Popov; Donny Bliss, NIH It’s always best to...
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Plans for New Cancer Center in Kansas
It was a pleasure to be in Kansas City and join U. S. Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas to celebrate progress toward the construction of a new building for the University of Kansas Cancer Center. The...
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Basic Researchers Discover Possible Target for Treating Brain Cancer
Caption: Illustration of cancer cell (bottom right) stealing mitochondria (white ovals) from a healthy astrocyte cell (left). Credit: Donny Bliss/NIH Over the years, cancer researchers have uncovered...
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Study Reveals How Epstein-Barr Virus May Lead to Cancer
Caption: Illustration shows in the foreground EBNA1 protein (blue) bound to a preferred stretch of DNA. In the background, larger amounts of the protein accumulate, breaking strands of DNA, and...
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New Tool Predicts Response to Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer Patients
Credit: XVIVO Scientific Animation, Wethersfield, CT With just a blood sample from a patient, a promising technology has the potential to accurately diagnose non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the...
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Childhood Cancer: Novel Nanoparticle Shows Early Promise for Brain Tumor
The human brain is profoundly complex, consisting of tens of billions of neurons that form trillions of interconnections. This complex neural wiring that allows us to think, feel, move, and act is...
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New 3D Atlas of Colorectal Cancer Promises Improved Diagnosis, Treatment
Caption: Tissue from a colorectal cancer. The multi-colored scale (top right) reveals layers of hidden information, including types of tissue and protein. Credit: Sorger Lab, Harvard Medical School,...
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