Topic: National Institutes Of Health
A massive genome sweep of 100,000 people has uncovered dozens of gene variants that can boost two types of blood lipids, or fat, known to contribute to heart disease, scientists reported Wednesday. Taken together, the 95 variants -- 59 spotted for the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA. The studies, which would not have been possible a year or two ...
Genetic researchers share $500,000 prize for medicine and biomedical researchThree American scientists who contributed to the mapping of the human genetic blueprint — an advance that continues to give the medical world a better understanding of human disease — were awarded the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health research is a potential winner in the new U.S. budget proposed on Monday, with the National Institutes of Health in line for an extra $1 billion -- the largest increase for the agency in eight years. President Barack ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As he puts together his budget proposal for the coming year, National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins plans to do something a little different -- emphasizing the "health" in the name of his U.S. agency. A stronger ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public and private funding for U.S. biological and medical research has slowed and resources from one major federal source shrank when inflation is taken into account, researchers reported Tuesday. They said their findings suggest a more cautious future for ...
* Alliance sees threat of epidemic of chronic disease * To invest tens of millions of dollars in research * Focus is on "implementation science" projects By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - An alliance of the world's top public health researchers set ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The federal government's push to control health costs through comparative effectiveness research could threaten strides in personalized medicine, in which medicines are tailored to an individual's genetic makeup, the chief of the National Institutes of Health said on Monday. ...
AP Interview: NIH chief wants faster push to turn science into better care, even save moneyAn influential geneticist who wears his faith on his sleeve says that as the new director of the National Institutes of Health he won't inject his religious ...
Senate confirms geneticist Francis Collins to lead NIHThe Senate on Friday confirmed Dr. Francis Collins, a scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code, as director of the National Institutes of Health. Collins led the Human Genome Project that, along with a ...
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