Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health and medical research.

Find science-based health information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, research, clinical trials and more from NIH, the nation’s medical research agency.

NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers, each with a specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems. NIH leadership plays an active role in shaping the agency’s activities and outlook.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in 1887 and is now part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.

4 days ago · Nearly two dozen states sued Monday to block the National Institutes of Health’s surprise slashing of billions of dollars in medical research around the country, calling it a “devastating” blow. Later Monday, a federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the cuts from taking effect, setting a hearing for later this month to settle ...

22 hours ago · A lab at the National Institutes of Health’s Vaccine Research Center in Bethesda, Md., in 2021. Senators have been raising concerns that grant allocations are lagging behind last year’s at ...

Jan 27, 2025 · National Institutes of Health (NIH), agency of the United States government that conducts and supports biomedical research into the causes, cure, and prevention of disease. The NIH is an agency of the Public Health Service of the …

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NIH Virtual Tour: National Library of Medicine. NLM is the world's largest biomedical library and a national resource for health professionals, scientists, and the public.