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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Taking risks to transform science.

30 Sep 2009 Tackling long-standing problems in science or refuting dogma is not necessarily the best strategy for a young investigator seeking tenure. But just like investing in risky stocks when young, perhaps it should be. Amy Maxmen ... Read more...

Life-science research within US academic medical centers.

31 Aug 2009 CONTEXT: Besides the generic "basic" vs "applied" labels, little information is known about the types of life-science research conducted within academic medical centers (AMCs). OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative proportion, characteristics, ... Read more...

Resource brief: the National Non-Human Primate DNA Bank.

30 Aug 2009 A National Non-Human Primate (NHP) DNA bank has been established by the National Primate Research Centers and the National Center for Research Resources, NIH, providing a new resource for comparative genomic studies. The collection includes genomic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'National Institutes of Health (U.S.)'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Obama's research-funding stimulus. 30 Oct 2009
• Newsmaker interview. Francis Collins: looking beyond the funding deluge. Interview by Jocelyn Kaiser. 7 Oct 2009
• Taking risks to transform science. 30 Sep 2009
• Philosophy of science. The coordinates of truth. 30 Sep 2009
• Regarding Gerald Weissmann's editorial, "Shovel-ready science: Moses applies for a GO grant". 29 Sep 2009
• The patient-physician-industry-government partnership: a societal good. 29 Sep 2009
• Senator Kennedy's legacy to U.S. health and health care. 28 Sep 2009
• National Institutes of Health. Grants 'below payline' rise to help new investigators. 23 Sep 2009
• Postgraduate choices of graduates from medical scientist training programs, 2004-2008. 21 Sep 2009
• Francis Collins: Director of the US National Institutes of Health. Interview by Tony Kirby. 17 Sep 2009
• Scientific publishing. Paper retracted following genome data breach. 16 Sep 2009
• Money in biomedicine: The senator's sleuth. 15 Sep 2009
• Trust, but verify. 15 Sep 2009
• Opportunities and challenges for the NIH--an interview with Francis Collins. Interview by Robert Steinbrook. 14 Sep 2009
• National Institutes of Health releases new guidelines for stem cell research. 13 Sep 2009
• Reinvesting in US biomedical research--the time is now. 31 Aug 2009
• Researchers, funding, and priorities: the razor's edge. 31 Aug 2009
• Life-science research within US academic medical centers. 31 Aug 2009
• National Institutes of Health releases new guidelines on human stem cell research. 30 Aug 2009
• Resource brief: the National Non-Human Primate DNA Bank. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'National Institutes of Health (U.S.)'

Definition: An operating division of the US Department of Health and Human Services. It is concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to health and medical research. Until 1995, it was an agency of the United States PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

Descriptor UI: D009316

Alternative terms: National Institutes of Health (U.S.); United States National Institutes of Health; National Institutes of Health;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.409.137.500.600.480; N03.540.348.500.500.600.480;

History Note: 1982(1966)

Technical Notes: add UNITED STATES (NIM); CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES, NIH is available: see note there; research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, N.I.H., EXTRAMURAL or RESEARCH SUPPORT, N.I.H., INTRAMURAL; CATALOG: use NAF entry