EurekAlert! National Institutes of Health

Latest news releases from NIH-funded organizations

Funded Research News

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Oct-2026 04:17 ET (29-Oct-2026 08:17 GMT/UTC)

22-Sep-2026

A shorter, better-tolerated treatment for chagas disease is possible

University of Texas at El Paso
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Trial shows benznidazole taken once a day for 30 days, half the standard daily dose, is as effective as the 60-day treatment, causing fewer side effects

Journal: The Lancet Infectious Diseases

22-Sep-2026

A shorter, better-tolerated treatment for chagas disease is possible

Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A 30-day course of benznidazole taken once a day could offer people with chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection a safer and more practical option than the current standard treatment, taken twice a day for 60 days. The TESEO trial, co-led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP, USA), and CEADES (Bolivia), reports these results in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Journal: The Lancet Infectious Diseases

22-Sep-2026

When danger is about, mice look to their friends

Virginia Tech
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Virginia Tech researchers found that mice hearing a sound associated with danger moved closer to familiar companions, but not strangers. The study identifies oxytocin signaling and a brain connection between the amygdala and hippocampus as essential to this response, offering insight into how learned threats drive animals to seek safety.

Journal: Neuropsychopharmacology
Funder: Seale Innovation Fund

22-Sep-2026

Social media offers little substitute for real-life emotional support, research suggests

Oregon State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research suggests that social media may do little to substitute for the emotional support people receive from in-person relationships, and that the timing of social media use may matter for a person’s mental health.

Journal: Journal of General Internal Medicine

22-Sep-2026

Target identified in treatment of neuroHIV

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has identified a brain protein driving damage due to neuroHIV, pointing toward a possible treatment.

Journal: Brain Behavior and Immunity