The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save …

The NIH conducts its scientific research through the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP) and provides significant biomedical research funding to non-NIH research facilities through its Extramural …

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

Apr 11, 2026 · The NIH has proven a difficult target for the White House budget director, because lawmakers have a symbiotic relationship with the agency.

5 days ago · The administration has also pulled or withheld grant funding from several universities in a push to realign NIH’s research portfolio with administration priorities.

Mar 24, 2026 · The NIH has obligated just $5.8 billion of its extramural funding in FY 2026, 15% of the estimated $38 billion the agency needs to spend by Sept. 30.

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.

Mar 21, 2025 · Find science-based health information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, research, clinical trials and more from NIH, the nation’s medical research agency.

Jun 16, 2008 · NIH-funded researchers have uncovered a key reason why immunotherapy has largely failed in pancreatic cancer — and identified a promising strategy to overcome that resistance.

4 days ago · RFK Jr. was pressed on cuts to the National Institutes of Health, vaccine messaging and the firing of the former director of the CDC during a hearing on Tuesday.