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The relationship between botanicals and modern medicine has led to important discoveries for human health. The NLM Herb Garden reflects this long symbiotic history, and thanks to the Montgomery County Master Gardener Association and a new video about the garden, researchers and visitors alike can experience this connection for themselves.
Researchers from NLM and the University of Maryland Hall Lab, including Xiaofang Jiang, PhD, a Principal Investigator in the NLM Intramural Research Program (IRP), identified a key enzyme in the human gut microbiome, called bilirubin reductase, and investigated its role in the bilirubin-to-urobilinogen reduction process.
The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program prepares future leaders for director positions at academic health sciences libraries. Fellows gain invaluable experience… and many graduates later pass their knowledge on as program mentors. Learn more about the program and what some of our former fellows have to say!
The African Journal Partnership Program—supported by NLM and the NIH Fogarty International Center—collaborates with African journal editors to promote worldwide dissemination of their journals. See how AJPP improves the visibility and quality of African research for equitable health promotion and disease prevention.
How can cancer help us understand algorithmic bias? At this year’s NLM Science, Technology, and Society Lecture, journalist and AI ethics expert Meredith Broussard shared how her personal experience with breast cancer can help illuminate the potential impact that racial and gender bias can have on the use of AI in medical contexts.
NLM funds grants related to both Clinical Informatics Research and Clinical Research Informatics—two fields that sound similar but are distinct in the ways they contribute to advancing health care delivery and patient outcomes. NLM’s Dr. Allison Dennis discusses how these concepts relate and how researchers can apply to related funding opportunities.
Meet the NLM User Services and Collection Division! This significant reorganization of our library operations unifies our collections, focuses on diverse user needs, adapts to technological advancements, and enhances operational efficiencies. Read more about how this change helps NLM provide accessible biomedical information to improve health.
Can original data repositories, system architectures, and web interfaces last "to infinity and beyond"? Not quite, but NLM is meeting the challenge to flexibly adapt to data growth, fulfill high usage demands, and provide more responsive user services. Learn how NLM has been adopting these strategies to keep our offerings innovative.
Better understanding a cell’s identity and function—its “phenotype”—is fundamental to many medical discoveries. Fortunately, new technology has made a deeper understanding of cellular phenotypes more accessible than ever. Learn how NLM experts and others are working to accelerate this field in a new blog from NLM Scientific Director Dr. Richard H. Scheuermann.
NLM is excited to announce the launch of a beta version of a new online tool, the Dataset Catalog. The tool is designed to help improve the discoverability and reuse of research data by making it easier for users to find and connect biomedical datasets. Read more about this new tool, then try it out and share your feedback!