National Institutes of Health

Researcher nabs $1M Gotham Prize for cancer idea

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:59:59 -0400

A professor at the California Institute of Technology is walking away with the $1 million Read more...

Warning: flat NIH budget threatens 'dead end'

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:59:59 -0400

A group of some of the most prestigious research groups in the country says that Read more...

Wellcome Trust plans spike in research spending

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:59:59 -0500

The UK's Wellcome Trust says it will pump up its research spending by 60 percent over the next five years as it ambitiously seeks a better understanding of diseases at a genetic level. The funding Read more...

Research groups angry as NIH funding stays flat

admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:59:59 -0500

Research groups were left shaking their heads in disappointment over news that next year's budget for the National Institutes of Health--the largest single supporter of biomedical research in the Read more...

Group: EU should double research spending

admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:59:59 -0500

When it comes to government spending on medical research, the EU is far behind the U.S. And some of the leaders in the field say it's time to catch up--fast. A new study by the European Medical Read more...

Flu research points to new delivery technique

admin — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:59:59 -0400

Researchers at Texas A&M University are participating in developing a treatment for influenza that forms a jelly when sprayed into the nose. Even though trial treatments are being used to treat Read more...

Scientists recognized by NIH

admin — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:59:58 -0400

The NIH has recognized 12 leading scientists with its Pioneer Award. They include Emery N. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., who's studying anesthetics; Stanford's Thomas R. Clandinin, Ph.D., who is studying how Read more...

NIH doles out $438M for daring research

admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:59:59 -0400

The NIH is opening its purse to fund $438 million in new research projects that have the potential to make groundbreaking progress against some of the world's toughest medical challenges. Dr. Alan Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Calif. stem cell institute misses June deadline; NIH intensifies autism research;

admin — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:59:58 -0400

Stem Cell Research A consortium of scientists has created an "encyclopedia" of ESCs. Read more...

Gene therapy back in spotlight after trial death

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:59:59 -0400

Targeted Genetics' gene therapy trial for arthritis was flagged in 2003 by an advisory committee of the NIH as experts raised questions about its novel approach to the field: the use of an Read more...