Researchers from the National Institutes of Health recently conducted a study that shows restoring testosterone levels in older men whose hormone levels are low improves sexual function and enhances overall health.

Feb. 29 will mark Rare Disease Day as a day set aside by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to raise awareness about rare diseases, the people who are living with them and the advances in research and technology that are being made to combat them.

Recent studies have revealed that a therapy commonly used to treat Type 2 diabetes may also prevent recurrent strokes and heart attacks.

A new study, conducted by researchers from Boston University and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), shows that mothers who sleep in the same room -- but not in the same bed -- as their infants are no less likely to breastfeed than those who sleep in the same beds.

National Cancer Moonshot, a cancer research and awareness program, recently launched, and President Barack Obama has called for $1 billion in funding for the initiative in 2016 and 2017 -- a call applauded by officials from the American Cancer Society (ACS).

The U.S. Senate has scheduled its evaluation of the 21st Century Cures Act for next month. The act has already been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, at a meeting last summer.

Adults 65 and older are at risk from hypothermia due to medical conditions, medications and the overall aging process. The National Institutes of Health reminds Americans that hypothermia can develop in a short period of time.

New statistics released by the American Heart Association (AHA) show that one out of every three 2013 deaths in the U.S. was caused by stroke, heart disease or other cardiovascular diseases.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb recently spoke to the International Society for Stem Cell Research in Berkeley, California, to address how the FDA needs to adapt its approach to pre-market regulations of novel areas of technology -- such as gene therapy -- focusing on measures of risk rather than clinical applications.

Scientists now have better insight into genetic causes of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) — a common cause of vision loss in those 50 and older — following a global study sponsored by NIH’s National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.

A new report by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, an arm of the National Institutes of Health, focuses on ways to increase the scientific understanding of lupus, a systemic autoimmune disease marked by the body’s immune system attacking healthy tissue.

Congress' faith in the programs and research done by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was evident as it gave the organization a 6.6 percent budget increase for 2016 -- and NIH officials couldn't be happier.

Overeating while obese triggers inflammatory response in body, which increases the incidence of asthma and Type II diabetes. To discover more about the issue, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researcher Dr. Michael Sack led a study of 19 healthy volunteers who fasted for 24 hours.

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month -- and this year researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have something new to talk about.

Each year, thousands of women have trouble becoming pregnant and turn to infertility treatments to assist them in the process. Some health care providers have expressed concerns that children born as a result of these infertility treatments might experience developmental delays.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) held a press conference in Falmouth, Maine, earlier this week to discuss the need for support of the nation's Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers.

A recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) discovered a potential link to neurodegeneration through the brain’s waste disposal system.

Patients with conditions involving memory loss may soon be able to benefit from a new therapy. BPN14770 -- an experimental compound drug developed by Tetra Discovery Partners with backing from the NIH's Neurotherapeutics Network -- recently moved into the Phase I clinical study phase.

Dr. Hongjun Wang of the Medical University of South Carolina's Department of Surgery will lead a team of researchers as they work toward better therapies for chronic pancreatitis - and possibly a cure for type 1 diabetes.

Heart disease and stroke research has received funding through the recently passed spending bill. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke will receive $91 million in financial support from the federal government, and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute will get $118 million.