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NIH-Funded Research Team Develops Language Test for People with Down Syndrome

April 8, 2021 - NCATS News

  • Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program

Language delays are common in people with Down syndrome.

CTSA Program-Supported Researchers May Turn Brown Fat into an Ally Against Obesity

March 23, 2021 - NCATS News

  • Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program

CTSA Program researchers discover how brown fat may help reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases, particularly in people who are obese.

Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Benefit Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19

November 9, 2020 - NCATS News

  • COVID-19
  • Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program

The trial began after lab studies and preliminary reports suggested that hydroxychloroquine might have promise in treating SARS-CoV-2.

NCATS Funds Network to Improve the Use of Telehealth in Children’s Health Care

March 17, 2020 - NCATS News

  • Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program

CTSA Program-supported researchers are harnessing their resources and expertise to evaluate access to high-quality telehealth care for rural and underserved children.

CTSA Program Support Enables Development of Life-saving Blood Loss Monitor

December 6, 2019 - NCATS News

  • Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program

NCATS-supported researchers have developed an innovative device that detects internal bleeding and monitors a patient’s response to blood loss. The monitor guides appropriate treatment before a patient goes into life-threatening shock. The device was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2018 and is in clinical use today.

NCATS-Supported Researchers Find Exercise May Help Protect DNA

June 1, 2019 - NCATS News

  • Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program

Researchers supported by NCATS’ Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program who studied older caregivers found that those who exercised had longer telomeres (the caps that protect the ends of DNA). These findings may lead to better health outcomes for older adults as they age.

Last updated on March 31, 2026