Sylvia Granados-Maready, right, pictured with her newborn son, Peter Ernesto, and her sister, Sandra.

Don’t let asthma define you

When Sylvia Granados-Maready was born, she was diagnosed with asthma. To this day, Sylvia lives with asthma without letting it define her. “All my life, I’ve had asthma,” she said.Read More

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Jeff Long with his son Noah, wife Deb, and daughter Gabi.

A lifelong asthma struggle

Jeff Long, Ph.D., can hardly remember a time when he didn’t suffer from serious asthma. Jeff, who is now in his 50s, started experiencing symptoms when he was just aRead More

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The future of asthma monitoring

With so many pollutants indoors and outdoors, determining what triggers asthma in children is not easy. Now, NIH-supported researchers are developing technology to help identify those triggers more easily. NewRead More

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Progress against Zika

From 2015 to 2016, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus a world health crisis. The U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has been leading theRead More

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Food allergy 101

Food allergies affect 5 percent of children and 4 percent of adults in the U.S. The number of people with food allergies is rising without a known cause. What isRead More

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The eyes have it

[Introduction] Not seeing clearly? Cataracts might be the problem. Like a camera, your eyes rely on a lens—the clear part of the eye that helps to focus light, or anRead More

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Psoriasis: On the road to discovery

[Introduction] Advances in genetic knowledge are providing the keys to unlock new treatments. NIH-supported researcher James T. Elder, M.D., Ph.D., from the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan,Read More

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How to remove a tick

Removing a tick can be tricky. We’ve compiled a list of helpful tips for you to follow with information from MedlinePlus and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Read More

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