Releases & Announcements

In the Spotlight

Tissue Chips in Space Projects Offer Glimpses Into the Biology of Aging

NCATS ∙ 03/23/2023 ∙ Tissue Chip for Drug Screening

The NCATS-led Tissue Chips in Space program sent its final projects to the International Space Station to learn about aging-related diseases and conditions and potentially translate results into treatments that help people on Earth.

March 2023

Tissue Chips in Space Projects Offer Glimpses Into the Biology of Aging
NCATS ∙ 03/23/2023 ∙ Tissue Chip for Drug Screening
Data Science Tools Will Speed Rare Disease Solutions
National Library of Medicine ∙ 03/15/2023 ∙ Rare Diseases
Scientists Reveal a Potential New Approach to Treating Liver Cancer
NCATS ∙ 03/13/2023 ∙ Division of Preclinical Innovation

February 2023

Forgoing One Food Treats Eosinophilic Esophagitis as Well as Excluding Six
NCATS, NIAID, NIDDK ∙ 02/27/2023 ∙ RDCRN
NIH RECOVER Research Identifies Potential Long COVID Disparities
NHLBI ∙ 02/16/2023 ∙ CTSA Program
Lessons Learned From the NIH-Led Research Response to COVID-19
NIH ∙ 02/02/2023 ∙ NCATS

January 2023

A Rare Public Health Challenge
NIH ∙ 01/24/2023 ∙ Rare Diseases
New 3-D Model Offers Insights into the Role of Glucose in a Deadly Kidney Disease
NCATS ∙ 01/05/2023 ∙ Tissue Chip for Drug Screening

November 2022

NIH Names Dr. Joni L. Rutter Director of NCATS
NIH ∙ 11/08/2022 ∙ NCATS

October 2022

NIH-Supported Study Finds Racial Disparities in Advanced Heart Failure Treatment
NHLBI ∙ 10/19/2022 ∙ CTSA Program
Tissue Chip Developments: What’s the 411?
NIBIB ∙ 10/04/2022 ∙ CTSA Program, Tissue Chip

September 2022

Prenatal Steroid Treatment May Improve Survival, Reduce Complications for Extremely Preterm Infants
NICHD ∙ 09/26/2022 ∙ NCATS
Two Popular Diabetes Drugs Outperformed Others in Large Clinical Trial
NIDDK ∙ 09/21/2022 ∙ CTSA Program
NIH-Funded Study Shows Sound Sleep Supports Immune Function
NHLBI ∙ 09/21/2022 ∙ CTSA Program
Mount Sinai, NCATS Scientists Uncover a Potential New Path Against Neurological Disease
NCATS ∙ 09/08/2022 ∙ NCATS

August 2022

Tiny Antibodies May Provide New Tool to Fight COVID-19
NCATS ∙ 08/30/2022 ∙ NCATS

July 2022

Media Advisory: To Find Answers for People on Earth, NIH-Funded Tissue Chips Take Flight
NCATS, NIBIB, NIH ∙ 07/13/2022 ∙ Tissue Chip

June 2022

Immune Modulator Drugs Improved Survival for People Hospitalized with COVID-19
NCATS ∙ 06/02/2022 ∙ NCATS

May 2022

NIH Announces Antiviral Drug Development Awards
NIH ∙ 05/18/2022 ∙ Division of Preclinical Innovation
Scientists Identify Characteristics to Better Define Long COVID
NCATS ∙ 05/17/2022 ∙ CTSA Program

April 2022

Researchers Create 3-D Model for Rare Neuromuscular Disorders, Setting Stage for Clinical Trial
NCATS ∙ 04/19/2022 ∙ SBIR/STIR, Tissue Chip

March 2022

Hydrocortisone Does Not Prevent Lung Complication in Extremely Preterm Infants
NICHD ∙ 03/23/2022 ∙ CTSA Program
NCATS, Duke Scientists Show Compound’s Novel Effects on Key Brain Chemical in Drug Addiction
NCATS, Duke University ∙ 03/03/2022 ∙ Division of Preclinical Innovation