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• 168NIH research projects

NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 168)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing at Harvard

  A national-scale program at Harvard investigates how work environments affect people’s health and safety, with aims to make workplaces healthier for workers.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11623423

• Center for Effective and Accessible Health Testing (C-EARTH) for Extreme Heat

  A center at Harvard School of Public Health is building new ways to study and test health solutions for extreme heat and share them with communities to protect Americans.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11600935

• HEW Health: Improving Health in Extreme Weather

  A centerat Harvard School of Public Health is building capacity to study how extreme heat affects health and test practical solutions for individuals and communities.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11600934

• Center for Effective and Accessible Health Testing for Extreme Weather (C-EARTH)

  A Center at Harvard School of Public Health is creating new ways to study and implement health solutions for extreme heat and other harsh weather, to protect Americans.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11600933

• Center for Effective and Accessible Health Testing for Extreme Weather (C-EARTH)

  Aiming to improve health protection during extreme heat in the US through new research capacity, community partnerships, and practical solutions.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11600932

• Understanding how GLP-1 drugs affect energy use in brittle diabetes

  This grant looks at how GLP-1 receptor drugs change how the body handles sugar and fats, beyond lowering blood sugar or appetite, to help people with brittle diabetes.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11599303

• How SNAP changes during the pandemic affected diet and health

  This project looks at how expanding and then ending pandemic-era SNAP benefits impacted adults’ diet, stress, and health.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11552203

• Understanding cancer cachexia and metabolism at a virtual institute

  A cancer cachexia study at a virtual, international research network aims to uncover why some patients lose weight and muscle and how to stop it.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11539621

• Health, Aging and Dementia in South Africa: A Longitudinal Study

  A long-term study in South Africa follows adults 40 and older to understand how aging affects dementia and Alzheimer’s, using surveys, cognitive tests, and biomarkers.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11536337

• Health, Aging and Dementia in South Africa: A Longitudinal Study

  A long-term study in South Africa follows adults as they age to understand how dementia and Alzheimer’s affect people in LMIC settings.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11536336

• Health, Aging and Dementia in South Africa: A Longitudinal Study

  A long-term study in South Africa follows adults as they age to better understand dementia and related factors.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11536335

• Stopping Atopic Dermatitis and Allergy: Preventing Food Allergy by Protecting the Skin

  A large study in infants at high risk for allergies tests whether using a skin barrier cream together with early, proactive skin care can prevent peanut allergy and other food allergies.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11532535

• SEAL Study: Preventing peanut allergy by protecting baby skin

  This trial tests whether using a skin-emollient and proactive skin steroids early in life can prevent peanut allergy in high-risk infants.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11532533

• Digital tools to fight adolescent malnutrition in schools (low-resource settings)

  A school-based mobile health approach helps younger adolescents in low-resource areas improve nutrition and health behaviors.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11520385

• SEAL Study: Prevent allergy by protecting the baby’s skin

  A very young group of high-risk babies will try a early skin-care plan to reduce eczema and prevent peanut allergy.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11516452

• Massachusetts Cancer Prevention and Control Network to Reach More People

  A nationwide-scale collaboration will spread proven cancer prevention and tobacco-control strategies through community health centers in Massachusetts to reach more patients.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11503924

• Therapeutic repurposing for babesiosis using a high-throughput drug screen

  A patient-friendly look at using existing medicines to treat babesiosis, especially for people with weaker immune systems.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11454926

• Next-Generation Interferons to decode how they fight viruses

  A research team at Harvard is building a new DNA-enabled screening tool to understand how different interferons work against viruses and how to design better ones for people.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11436615

• Prevention Center work to boost healthy eating and activity for young children

  A Harvard-based program partners with communities to put proven healthy eating and physical activity ideas into real-life settings for kids aged 0-5 to prevent weight gain and disease.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11423398

• DNA methylation in blood linked to colorectal cancer risk

  A large study in people without cancer now looks at blood DNA patterns to see if they can predict who will develop colorectal cancer.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11420829

• Community-responsive cancer control center to guide research with communities

  A community-embedded center will help identify cancer control priorities with input from people affected by cancer, guiding future research and funding to where it matters most.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11419783

• Community Gateway Study: boosting cancer screening and care in communities

  A multi-level program working with community health centers to improve breast cancer screening and tobacco treatment, while strengthening social connections and digital access for patients.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11419781

• Data management and methods core to advance cancer control research

  A center-led program will build a centralized data system and measurement toolkit to support cancer control research and community partnerships.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11419776

• Administrative Core supports Massachusetts cancer control research collaborations

  A dedicated Administrative Core at Mass-ACCERT coordinates leadership, governance, and partnerships to protect and advance cancer control research and community health.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11419772

• Massachusetts center advancing cancer control through community partnerships

  A national cancer control center will work with community health centers and hospitals to make breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening and tobacco treatment easier and more accessible for patients.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11419757

• Connecting life stages, biology, and digital health to understand heart and lung risks

  This project combines life-history, biological samples, and digital health data to learn how pregnancy and early-life exposures affect heart and lung health for women and their children.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11418781

• Preventing eczema-related allergies by strengthening infants' skin barrier

  This project will see if using a trilipid skin cream plus proactive mild topical steroids in infants with early dry skin or eczema lowers their chances of developing food allergies.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11418544

• Ultra-processed foods, diet quality, and heart health: a trans-Atlantic study

  This NIH grant funds a study to understand how ultra-processed foods affect weight and heart-related health, and whether improving overall diet quality can offset any negative effects.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11417458

• Biomarkers for plant-rich diets and their links to heart health

  This grant tests whether biomarkers in urine and blood can show if a person is following a plant-rich diet and whether this relates to lower heart disease risk.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11417258

• Synergizing Topological Deep Learning and Spatio-Temporal Causal Inference to Unpack Health

  A team at a leading public health school is developing new data tools to better understand how environmental factors like air pollution and extreme weather affect health, using large, complex health data.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11417181

• Reproductive and Sexual Health in people with HIV

  This project aims to understand how stress, aging, and HIV treatment affect reproductive and sexual health in people living with HIV.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11416840

• Data Management and Analysis Core to advance HIV research and care

  A data management and analysis core supports key HIV research projects focused on people with perinatally-acquired HIV and women with HIV by organizing data, sharing results, and enabling advanced analyses.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11416838

• Scientific Administrative Core for Pediatric HIV/AIDS Research Network

  A Nationally supported program of researchers at Harvard aims to coordinate and manage long-term studies on how HIV interacts with aging, stress, and reproductive health in children and adolescents who were affected by HIV.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11416836

• Pediatric HIV Aging and Reproductive Health: Understanding Allostatic Load in PHIV and Pregnant PWH

  This grant studies how long-term HIV and aging affect reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes in people with perinatal or pediatric HIV, using real-world data and biospecimens.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11416786

• Tsepamo Next Generation: Improving HIV Treatment and Prevention for Pregnant Women

  A study in Botswana will explore safer two-drug HIV treatment during pregnancy and ways to prevent HIV in expectant mothers and their babies, with findings that could benefit women worldwide.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11416618

• Targeting PI3K-mTOR signaling in cancer linked to Bourneville syndromes

  A cancer-focused research project at a major university aims to understand and influence a key growth pathway (PI3K-mTOR) that drives cancer growth.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11416434

• Dynamic strategies for managing HIV disease in patients

  This project aims to improve how doctors manage HIV in people living with the condition using new data methods on real-world observations.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11416293

• How a Mediterranean-style diet changes blood and urine markers tied to heart disease

  This project looks at whether chemicals in urine and blood that change with a Mediterranean-style diet relate to future heart attack, stroke, or heart failure risk in adults.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11416109

• How a Mediterranean-style diet changes blood and urine markers linked to heart disease

  This project looks for chemical markers in blood and urine that change with a Mediterranean-style diet and that might help predict heart attacks, strokes, and other heart problems in adults.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11416108

• Implementation and Evaluation Core for cooling solutions in heat-health communities

  A patient-friendly look at a program that tests and shares practical, locally tailored heat-mitigation ideas to protect people from heat-related illness.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11415543

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