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Rare Disease Research

Clinical trial could lead to first effective treatment for ACDC disease.

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Polycystic Kidney Disease

New disease modeling and gene editing techniques shed light on this common ailment.

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Neurodegenerative Diseases

A simple skin biopsy could identify people with diseases like Parkinson鈥檚.

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Gene Therapy

Experimental treatment for rare childhood condition is safe, slows progression.

NIH at a Glance

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Impact of NIH Research

NIH-supported research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of our lives.

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COVID-19

ACTIV

A public-private partnership to develop a coordinated research strategy to speed the most promising COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx)

An initiative to speed innovation in the development, commercialization, and implementation of technologies for COVID-19 testing.

A new research initiative to understand, prevent, and treat the long-term effects of COVID-19.

Guidelines from NIH for the diagnosis, treatment, and control of COVID-19.

NIH supports research in COVID-19 testing, treatments, and vaccines.

Guidance to NIH staff, including employees, contractors, trainees, and volunteers, related to COVID-19.

Featured Resources & Initiatives

ARPA-H

A new science agency proposed by President Joseph Biden as part of NIH to drive biomedical breakthroughs and provide transformative solutions for all patients.

Anti-Sexual Harassment

NIH does not tolerate pervasive or severe harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment.

Ending Structural Racism

Learn more abour 无码APP鈥檚 efforts to end structural racism in biomedical research through the UNITE initiative.

A research effort to revolutionize how we improve health and treat disease.

Trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid crisis.

Clinical Trials

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Accelerating Medicines Partnership

A bold venture to help identify new treatments and cures for diseases.

Medical Research Initiatives

Important initiatives aimed at improving medical research.

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NIH provides training opportunities internally, as well as at universities and other institutions across the U.S.