Monica Bertagnolli is a top cancer scientist. President Joe Biden nominated well-known cancer surgeon Monica Bertagnolli to be director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The previous…
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VA to Launch Study on Gulf War Syndrome
Health dysfunctions in Gulf War veterans include memory problems, chronic nerve issues and pain, fever, and night sweats. Officials in the Department of Veteran Affairs plan to investigate…
Read MoreLegislation Would Eliminate the NIAID
It would be replaced by three separate national research institutes. A bill known as the NIH Reform Act would eliminate the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases…
Read MoreNIH Scientists Successfully 3D Print Eye Tissue
A bioprinted network of cells and hydrogel matures into tissue structure. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) bioprinted a microscopic structure that successfully formed into living…
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USAID Granting Millions to China COVID Research
Nine Senators call for halt to funding Chinese-connected group. Nine members of the U.S. Senate are calling for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to suspend giving…
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Dr. Fauci Appears Before Senate Health Committee
Fields questions regarding gain-of-function. Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has overseen much of the pandemic response, testified in a…
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NIH Director Wants More Vaccine Mandates
He says to use “every public health tool we can.” Dr. Francis Collins, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, urged the U.S. to adopt more vaccine…
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NIH Studies Allergic Reactions to Vaccines
The National Institutes of Health has begun a clinical trial to determine allergic reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The trial seeks to discover whether systemic…
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Vaccine Trials for Children Begin
“KidCOVE” study involves Moderna and NIH. Moderna announced Tuesday it has begun clinical trials of its two-dose vaccine in children from six months to 11 years in both…
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NIH Invests in Advanced Research for Alzheimer’s
Entering into public-private partnership to expand therapies and interventions. The National Institutes of Health announce the launch of the next version of the program that expands scientific research…
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