NIH funds network for medical research
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The government gave a dozen top universities about $100 million Tuesday to set up a network to speed scientific discoveries into better health care &#151; and try to transform how medical research is done.
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California's not the only state willing to throw money at the controversial research. Wisconsin's governor plans to spend $750 million building two research centers and supporting scientists studying cardiovascular illnesses and other diseases.
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A $2 million state grant will provide seed money for setting up a wide-ranging Indianapolis research center that will combine the efforts of experts in genetics, proteomics, evidence-based medicine, ...
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The head of one of the world's largest funders of biomedical research is has said that he's set to substantially increase funding.
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The head of the U.S. National  Institutes of Health said he wants government and academic  leaders to meet to address conflicts of interest in medical  research, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of Seattle has given a $43 million dollars grant to aid in the development of a genetically engineered form of a Chinese herbal drug that is thought to be effective in curing malaria.
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A fund set up to help combat three of the world's most widespread diseases will support another round of projects, organizers said Thursday, after the United States dropped its objections to financing provisions.
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Science & environment: Tens of thousands of children could be diagnosed earlier and more cheaply after pioneering research.
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Discovery will speed research into incurable diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's, and bring closer the mass production of body tissue to replace that damaged by disease.
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It is barely a drop of ink in the gargantuan omnibus spending bill that Congress just passed. But a provision that would give the public free access to the results of federally funded biomedical research represents a sweet victory for a coalition of researchers and activists who lobbied for the l...
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The Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $105 million to the University of Washington to open a new research center to assess the performance of global health programs.
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A world-class research facility to try to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes is under way at the University of Michigan following a $44-million gift from a former Michigan couple.
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Scientists have mapped a key network of switches in the brain which could aid research into neurological conditions.
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A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study. What's more, many of those with conflicts rarely or never disclose their financial ties, researchers found.
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The head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health said he wants government and academic leaders to meet to address conflicts of interest in medical research, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
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The U.S. government and several mobile phone companies have announced a $10 million initiative that takes advantage of cell phone networks to improve heath care in the developing world.
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San Francisco AIDS researcher Dr. Joseph &quot;Mike&quot; McCune was named Wednesday as one of nine winners of $2.5 million grants from the National Institutes of Health to carry out innovative medical research.