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Tackle Negative Thinking Head-On To Boost Diversity In Biomedicine

5:09am September 16, 2017

by Esther Landhuis

One California university is trying a new strategy to help minority students perform better in STEM classes and develop the mental resilience to face future challenges.

A $30 million partnership between the NFL and the National Institutes of Health is set to expire at the end of August, with much of the NFL's pledged money unspent. Above, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in February.

NFL, NIH End Partnership For Concussion Research With $16M Unspent

1:22pm July 29, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The relationship has been fraught with disputes about which research should be funded. Four House members have asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell whether the league plans to honor its commitment.

A sometimes lethal strain of H7N9 bird flu that has infected about 1,500 people in China doesn't spread easily among humans — yet. But research published Thursday suggests just a few genetic mutations might be enough to make it quite contagious.

A Few Genetic Tweaks To Chinese Bird Flu Virus Could Fuel A Human Pandemic

10:49pm June 15, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Three genetic changes could be enough to make a bird flu strain that's already killing some people in China highly contagious. Are experiments with a deliberately mutated version too risky?

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, is promoting a campaign to get the National Institutes of Health to exercise the patent rights it already owns in regards to certain drugs to bring down their price.

One Way To Force Down Drug Prices: Have The U.S. Exercise Its Patent Rights

5:44pm March 16, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Some members of Congress say the U.S. government should use the patent rights it owns for any drugs that were developed with federal grants to drive down the prices of those drugs.

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The National Institutes of Health is based in Bethesda, Md., but the vast majority of its research funding flows to universities around the country.

Trump Administration Proposes Big Cuts In Medical Research

3:32pm March 16, 2017

The National Institutes of Health, which funds research in treatments and cures, could lose 20 percent of its budget under the administration's proposal. More money would go for addiction treatment.

WFU Will Collaborate On National Study Of Exercise At The Molecular Level

4:22pm December 13, 2016

by Bethany Chafin

Wake Forest University will partner with colleges across the county to take part in a large national study.

Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., embraces Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., during a media briefing about the 21st Century Cures Act on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

Winners And Losers If 21st Century Cures Bill Becomes Law

1:18pm December 02, 2016

Sweeping legislation that would reshape how the Food and Drug Administration reviews new products and bolster National Institutes of Health funding is moving closer to becoming law. What's at stake?

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Rep. Fred Upton (right), R-Mich., who have spearheaded the 21st Century Cures Act, speak after a 2015 House of Representatives vote in its favor.

Congress Poised To Pass Sweeping Law Covering FDA And NIH

5:15pm November 29, 2016

by Richard Harris

The House could vote Wednesday on a vast bill that stretches nearly a thousand pages and holds changes large and small for the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration.

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Lobbyists seeking to influence the 21st Century Cures Act descended on lawmakers.

Legislation That Would Shape FDA And NIH Triggers Lobbying Frenzy

6:00am November 25, 2016

by Sydney Lupkin

More than 1,455 lobbyists weighed in on the 21st Century Cures Act in this congressional cycle. Only one health bill since 2011 has garnered more attention.

Biomedical Researchers Ponder Future After Trump Election

5:18pm November 15, 2016

by Richard Harris

The federal government spends more than $30 billion a year to fund the National Institutes of Health. How will a new administration affect academic research? What about pharmaceutical research?