Photo of hair follicles.

Some melanomas may start in hair follicles

NIH Research Matters | November 27, 2019
Microorganisms on the skin.

A New Understanding of What’s Living on Your Skin

NIAMS-Related Article | November 27, 2019
Photo showing neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)

Rare Disease Research Reveals Why Immune Cells Go Wild

NIAMS-Related Article | September 30, 2019
An illustration depicting an editing tool repairing a DNA strand.

NIH Awards $89 Million for Additional Projects to Advance Genome Editing

NIAMS-Related Article | September 30, 2019
Photo of Dr. Angela Christiano, Ph.D.

Close to home: NIH researcher and alopecia patient seeks a cure

NIH MedlinePlus | September 4, 2019
Photo of the Collaboration and Team Science Field Guide

Developing Science Teams Form, Storm, Norm, and Perform

NIAMS-Related Article | August 20, 2019
Patient hoding shoulder and talking to doctor.

What is Psoriatic Arthritis?

NIH News in Health | August 13, 2019
Photo of a Bangladeshi mother and child.

Targeting the Microbiome to Treat Malnutrition

NIH Director's Blog | July 23, 2019
Illustration highlighting a bone in the jaw

Researchers grow bone at rib to restore facial bone

NIAMS-Related Article | June 12, 2019
Illustration of a bursa in a shoulder joint

Beating Bursitis

NIH News in Health | June 4, 2019
Photo of an elderly lady holding her knee

Understanding rheumatoid arthritis at the cellular level

NIH Research Matters | May 22, 2019
A photo of heart muscle

Blocking a pathway to heart failure

NIH Research Matters | March 20, 2019
Photo of Dr. Carter

Carter Serves as Acting Director of NIAMS

NIH Record stories | March 18, 2019
Photo of Dr. Steve Katz

NIAMS Director Katz Remembered

NIH Record stories | March 18, 2019
Family on grass smiling

Scleroderma

NIH MedlinePlus | February 28, 2019
Photo of Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Ph.D. (left) and John Varga, M.D. (right)

What’s new on the horizon for scleroderma?

NIH MedlinePlus | February 28, 2019
Muscle tissue of mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

More Progress Toward Gene Editing for Kids with Muscular Dystrophy

NIH Director's Blog | February 27, 2019
Illustration of bone tissue

Genes linked to abnormal bone density and fracture

NIH Research Matters | January 24, 2019
Photo of Vikki Owens with her spin instructor

Fighting Fibromyalgia with Complementary Health and NIH

NIH MedlinePlus | January 24, 2019
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Human skeletal stem cell identified

NIH Research Matters | October 2, 2018
Dystrophin CRISPR

Gene Editing in Dogs Boosts Hope for Kids with Muscular Dystrophy

NIH Director's Blog | September 19, 2018
First responders to a car accident.

Researchers Elucidate Role of Stress Gene in Chronic Pain

NIH Director's Blog | September 4, 2018
IRP researchers discovered the reason that skin tissue (pictured above) heals more slowly than tissue in the mouth.

Molecular Factors Underlie Mouth's Head Start on Healing

NIAMS-Related Article | August 14, 2018
credit: getty images

Mouth Sets Healing Standard

NIAMS-Related Article | July 29, 2018
Dasatinib, one of the two drugs in the senolytic cocktail used in the study, is an anti-cancer drug. The other drug in the cocktail, quercetin, is an antioxidant found in some foods.

Eliminating senescent cells extends healthy life in mice

NIH Research Matters | July 17, 2018
An older woman stretching her legs.

Intensive weight loss helps knee arthritis

NIH Research Matters | July 10, 2018
Dr. McGowan

NIAMS Division Director McGowan Says So Long

NIH Record stories | June 29, 2018
A microscopic image of liver tissue with bacteria

Gut microbe drives autoimmunity

NIH Research Matters | March 27, 2018
Attendees at the recent NIAMS Coalition outreach and education meeting

Outreach, Education Meeting Strengthens NIAMS Coalition

NIH Record stories | January 12, 2018
star-shaped structures

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Cryo-EM Star

NIH Director's Blog | December 21, 2017
Aaron

Sharing a Story of Hope

NIH Director's Blog | December 19, 2017
Illustration of senior rubbing aching hand joints while cooking.

Painful Joints? Early Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Key

NIH News in Health | April 24, 2017
The seeded scaffold was placed on a torn rat tendon by wrapping it with a suture.

Repairing torn rotator cuffs

NIH Research Matters | April 18, 2017
Roundtable participants included NIAMS director Dr. Stephen Katz (seated, third from l)

NIAMS Roundtable Focuses on Psoriatic Arthritis Research (scroll to fourth item)

NIH Record stories | April 7, 2017
NIAMS recently hosted a symposium in conjunction with the American College of Rheumatology-European League Against Rheumatism Exchange Program. The program promotes the international exchange of clinical and research skills, expertise and knowledge within rheumatology.

NIAMS Hosts Fellows for Symposium (scroll to fourth item)

NIH Record stories | March 24, 2017
Dr. Mark F. Gourley

NIAMS’s Gourley Mourned

NIH Record stories | December 18, 2016
NIAMS Community Health Clinic staff with Dr. Richard Siegel (seated r) NIAMS clinical director and Dr. James Katz (seated c) chief of the NIAMS Rheumatology Fellowship and Training Branch

NIAMS Community Health Clinic Moves to Campus

NIH Record stories | November 4, 2016
2016 summer students with Dr. Robert Walker

NIAMS Program Trains New Generation of Scientists

NIH Record stories | September 23, 2016
A collection of waste disposal guides that have served employees over the years.

NIAMS Roundtable Focuses on Ichthyosis Research

NIH Record stories | August 29, 2016
Illustration of a woman scratching her throat.

Spotlight on Psoriasis, Preventing Patches of Itchy, Sore Skin

NIH News in Health | August 16, 2016
Illustration of a woman putting lotion on her face.

Keep Your Skin Healthy, Protecting Your Outer Self

NIH News in Health | November 1, 2015
man and woman working on laptop

NIAMS Expands Efforts to Reach Diverse Communities

NIH Record stories | October 23, 2015
X-ray style illustration of a skeleton.

Bone Risks Linked to Genetic Variants

NIH Research Matters | September 28, 2015
Dr. Lauren Wood

Inn Celebrates 25 Years of Helping Pediatric Patients

NIH Record stories | August 14, 2015
over of a publication A Year of Health planner series.

NIAMS Takes On ‘Language Access’

NIH Record stories | April 10, 2015
Scanning electron micrograph of a human T cell

Autoimmune Disease Super-Regulators Uncovered

NIH Research Matters | March 16, 2015
Illustration of 9 men and women of differing ages and ethnicities.

Be a Partner in Clinical Research, Help Others, Help Yourself

NIH News in Health | March 5, 2015
Whimsical illustration of a heart being repaired by construction workers.

Fixing Flawed Body Parts

NIH News in Health | February 15, 2015
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Role of Disc Degeneration in Pain Explored

NIH Record stories | January 16, 2015
illustration_of_2_people_playing_tennis

Osteoporosis in Aging

NIH News in Health | January 4, 2015
Illustration of 2 people playing tennis.

Osteoporosis in Aging, Protect Your Bones with Exercise

NIH News in Health | January 1, 2015
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NIAMS Hosts Its First Bilingual Twitter Chat

NIH Record stories | December 5, 2014
Illustration of the spinal bones.

When Your Back Hurts, Don’t Let Back Pain Knock You Flat

NIH News in Health | December 4, 2014
Two NIH physicians CC/NLM’s Dr. James Cimino (l) and NIAMS’s Dr. John O’Shea Jr. are among 70 new members elected to the Institute of Medicine.

Two NIH’ers Elected To Institute of Medicine

NIH Record stories | November 7, 2014
Audrey Lapidus and her son Calvin who was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder after months of inconclusive tests stumped doctors.

Clinical Exome Sequencing Detects Disease-Causing Glitches

NIH Research Matters | November 3, 2014
Dr. Joan McGowan (l) and Dr. Marja M. Hurley (r)

McGowan Honored by Women’s Group

NIH Record stories | September 26, 2014
A Stat3 inhibitor improved muscle repair in mice. The results suggest a potential approach to treating muscle-wasting diseases in people.

Controlling Muscle Repair

NIH Research Matters | September 22, 2014
Dr. Kevin Briggman

Katz Honored by Austrian Dermatology Society

NIH Record stories | August 29, 2014
Blood vessels (yellow) of children with SAVI become inflamed and damaged indicated here in red.

Gene Linked to Rare Inflammatory Disease in Children

NIH Research Matters | August 18, 2014
NIAMS team members include (from l) Dr. Yan Huang Dr. Bernadette Marrero Dr. Adriana A. Jesus Dr. Gina Montealegre SAVI patient Elliot Schuman Dr. Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky Patricia O’Brien Dawn Chapelle and Dr. Yin Liu.

NIH Scientists Identify Gene Linked to Fatal Inflammatory Disease in Children

NIH Record stories | August 1, 2014
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Katz Receives Lifetime Career Educator Award

NIH Record stories | August 1, 2014
Former NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni (l) and current director Dr. Francis Collins

NIH’s Common Fund Celebrates Its First Decade

NIH Record stories | July 18, 2014
Illustration of a family under a shaded canopy at the beach.

Sun and Skin, The Dark Side of Sun Exposure

NIH News in Health | July 15, 2014
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Deyo Discusses Therapies for Low-Back Pain

NIH Record stories | May 23, 2014
Illustration of a tick being grasped by tweezers and lifted from the skin’s surface.

Tick Talk, Block Tick Bites and Lyme Disease

NIH News in Health | May 1, 2014
Crescent-shaped clusters of pink Merkel cells at the ends of blue nerve fibers.

Discriminating Touch

NIH Record stories | April 14, 2014
A baseball pitcher throwing with cross-sections underneath of bigger bone under the throwing arm and smaller bone under the non-throwing arm.

Physical Activity Brings Lasting Bone Benefits

NIH Research Matters | March 31, 2014
NIH logo

Exercise Brings Bone Benefits that Last

NIH News in Health | March 15, 2014
man on bed holding his hurt foot

Gripped by Gout

NIH News in Health | February 15, 2014
models of genes

Arthritis Genetics Analysis Aids Drug Discovery

NIH Research Matters | January 13, 2014
Hand of someone with rheumatoid arthritis.

Gut Microbes Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis

NIH Research Matters | November 25, 2013
Illustration of an older couple hiking through the woods.

Healthy Movements, Your Body’s Mechanics

NIH News in Health | July 5, 2013
itch: detection and circuit

Who Knew? A Neural Circuit Just for Itching

NIH Director's Blog | May 23, 2013
Illustration of a girl and dad sitting at the beach with their bare feet in the foreground.

On Sound Footing: The Health of Your Feet

NIH News in Health | May 1, 2013
alex then and now

Meet Alex—Before and After NIH Clinical Trial

NIH Director's Blog | April 9, 2013
Two microscopic images of mouse skin one normal and one inflamed.

Protein Linked to Atopic Dermatitis

NIH Research Matters | January 14, 2013
Drs. Stephen Katz and Keiko Ozato

Katz, Ozato Honored by Japanese Government

NIH Research Matters | November 23, 2012
germ animation

Your Microbes and You: The Good, Bad and Ugly

NIH News in Health | November 15, 2012