U.S. Department of Health & Human Services      Search the NIH Website
          Virtual Tour
          Staff Directory
          En Español Site Menu Home
			
			Health Information
				Health Care Providers & Facilities
							Health Info Lines
							HealthCare.gov
							Science Education Resources
							NIH Clinical Research Trials and You
							Talking to Your DoctorMore »
					Search Health Topics
						Quick Links
						MedlinePlus Health Info
							NIH News in Health
							Wellness Toolkits
			
			Grants & Funding
				Grants Home Page
							Find Funding
							Due Dates
							How to Apply
							About Grants
							Policy & Compliance
							Grants News/Blog
							Contracts
							Loan RepaymentMore »
					Quick Links
						RePORT
							eRA Commons
							NIH Common Fund
			
			News & Events
				News Releases
							Digital Media Kits
							Media Resources
							Media Contacts
							Images and B-roll
							Events
							Social MediaMore »
					Quick Links
						NIH News in Health
							NIH Research Matters
							NIH Record
			
			Research & Training
				Medical Research Initiatives
							Science Highlights
							Science Education
							Research in NIH Labs & Clinics
							Training Opportunities
							Library Resources
							Research Resources
							Clinical Research Resources
							Safety, Regulation and GuidanceMore »
					Quick Links
						PubMed
							Stem Cell Information
							OppNet
							NIDB
							NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research
			
			Institutes at NIH
				List of Institutes and Centers
							NIH Office of the Director
							Directors of NIH Institutes and Centers
							NIH Institute and Center Contact InformationMore »
					Quick Links
						NCI
              	NEI
              	NHLBI
              	NHGRI
              	NIA
              	NIAAA
              	NIAID
              	NIAMS
              	NIBIB
              	NICHD
              	NIDCD
              	NIDCR
              	NIDDK
              	NIDA
              	NIEHS
              	NIGMS
              	NIMH
              	NIMHD
              	NINDS
              	NINR
              	NLM
              	CC
              	CIT
              	CSR
              	FIC
              	NCATS
              	NCCIH
			
			About NIH
				Who We Are
							What We Do
							Jobs at NIH
							Visitor Information
							Frequently Asked Questions
							Contact UsMore »
					Quick Links
						The NIH Director
							Take the Virtual Tour
							NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health®
							Impact of NIH Research
							Science, Health, and Public Trust
 You are here Home About NIH What We Do NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health®
 NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health®
 NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health®
    
  Our Biggest Health Challenges
A Healthy Mind
The Future of Biomedicine
Transformative Technologies
Research for Healthy Living
The Promise of Precision Medicine
Looking Forward Our Biggest Health Challenges Thanks to decades of research, Americans are living longer. Yet Chronic diseases still affect large swaths of the population and are unevenly distributed creating health disparities. These chronic illness are common and costly, and many are preventable. NIH Researchers — Basic, Translation, clinical and community based — are tackling these challenges head on. heart-stroke.jpg
 Heart Disease and Stroke Heart disease and stroke still the leading causes of death for both U.S. men and women. NIH-funded scientists currently are looking to the power of precision medicine to better understand and manage these disorders.
 cancer.jpg
 Cancer Cancer is one of our nation’s most feared diseases, with more than 1.6 million new cases diagnosed each year. But thanks to NIH research, this number is now falling.
 opioids.jpg
 Opioid Addiction NIH-supported research has led to effective strategies that can be implemented right now to save lives and to prevent and treat opioid addiction.
 infectious-hiv.jpg
 Infectious Diseases NIH scientists are working to better understand how microbes develop resistance to antibiotics, finding new diagnostics that can more quickly detect resistance, and finding new antibiotic drugs and vaccines to prevent and treat bacterial infections.
 diabetes.jpg
 Diabetes Diabetes affects 30 million American adults and children. NIH-funded technological advances offer much promise.
 Next: A Healthy Mind »
 This page last reviewed on November 16, 2023
 Connect with Us Contact Us
      X
      Facebook
      Instagram
      YouTube
      Flickr
      More Social Media from NIH
 Footer
    NIH Home
      Virtual Tour
      En Español
      Visitor Information
      Frequently Asked Questions
      Privacy Policy
      Disclaimers
      Accessibility
      NIH Website ArchivesNondiscrimination Notice
      Freedom of Information Act
      No Fear Act
      HHS Vulnerability Disclosure
      Office of Inspector General
      USA.govNIH...Turning Discovery Into Health®
    National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
 Back to Top