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NIH Increases Support for High-risk Large-impact Biomedical Research [Highlight HEALTH]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced last week that it has increased support for high-risk, large-impact research by awarding 16 investigators the Pioneer Award; 2.5 million for each investigator over five years to pursue research in a ...
Childhood Cancer Funding of NF Research in Jeopardy [Highlight HEALTH]
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a set of genetic disorders that can cause tumors to develop and grow along various types of nerves. The tumors may also affect the development of non-nervous system tissues such as skin and bone. There are three types of NF...
Flat Funding of Biomedical Research: The Threat to America’s Health [Highlight HEALTH]
According to a report released earlier this week, five years of consecutive flat or below-inflation funding of the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is discourage promising young researchers and endangering the future of America’...
