In the News

Illustration of the eye.

Uveitis

Managing inflammatory eye disease.

A teenager looking at herself in the mirror.

Buprenorphine

Few facilities offer the treatment to teens with opioid use disorder.

A pregnant woman getting her blood pressure checked.

Eclampsia

Learn about this pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorder.

A older man taking a multivitamin

Multivitamins

Daily use may enhance memory in older adults.

NIH at a Glance

Take the Virtual Tour

Explore the Bethesda campus and how NIH turns discovery into health.

The NIH Director

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., is the Acting NIH Director and provides leadership for the 27 institutes and centers that make up the NIH.

Funding for Research

NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs.

Labs at NIH

Scientists conduct research on NIH campuses across the U.S., as part of our Intramural Research Program.

Impact of NIH Research

NIH-supported research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of our lives.

Jobs at NIH

The central recruitment point of access to all NIH jobs and training opportunities

COVID-19