National Institutes of Health
- Country: United States
- Type: Organization
- Website: nih.gov
- Update: 05-01
The National Institutes of Health (NIH-National Institutes of Health) is an American medical and behavioral research institute founded in 1887 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Its main task is to explore and fully utilize the basic knowledge of the nature of life and behavioral science in order to obtain the extension of human life span and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
