National Institutes of Health in the United States

National Institutes of Health

Introduction to National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health (NIH), agency of the United States government dedicated to medical research. The NIH works to improve the nation’s health through research on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human diseases and disorders, on the processes of human growth and development, and on the biological effects of environmental contaminants. The agency conducts research in its own laboratories; funds research by scientists and health-care workers in hospitals, schools, and research institutions worldwide; and encourages the dissemination of biomedical information. The NIH also administers the National Library of Medicine, the most comprehensive collection of medical information in the world. The agency’s headquarters, which consists of more than 75 buildings and cover more than 120 hectares (300 acres), is located in Bethesda, Maryland.” (1)

Resources

Notes and References

• Information about National Institutes of Health in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia

Guide to National Institutes of Health

NIH (National Institutes of Health) Resources

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Further Reading (Articles)

NIH Issues Notice about Meeting of National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; August 13, 2014

National Institutes of Health Issues Notice about [Headline], US Fed News Service, Including US State News; August 13, 2014

NIH Budget Grows, but not R01 Success Rates.(National Institutes of Health, little change in success of research proposals)(Statistical Data Included), Science; October 5, 2001; MANDEL, H. GEORGE VESSELL, ELLIOT S.

NIH final FY2006 appropriations approved.(government aid to National Institutes of Health), Instrument Business Outlook; December 31, 2005

NIH urged to forge new ties to Congress. (National Institutes of Health), Science; August 21, 1987; Culliton, Barbara J.

NIH adds an extra layer of review for sensitive grants. (National Institutes of Health), Science; March 26, 1993; Stone, Richard

Prevention research: a new growth area for NIH? (National Institutes of Health)(includes recommendations for NIH’s future roles), Science; December 3, 1993; Marshall, Eliot

NIH Clinical Center gets a boost.(National Institutes of Health), Science; February 9, 1996; Marshall, Eliot

US NIH director pledges action over staff pharma consulting concerns.(United States. National Institutes of Health), Pharma Marketletter; January 5, 2004

NIH plans one grant for all sizes.(National Institutes of Health may abolish R29 grants and convert them to R01 grants)(Brief Article), Science; November 7, 1997; Marshall, Eliot

NIH plans peer-review overhaul. (National Institutes of Health; includes related article on Elvera Ehrenfeld, new head of NIH’s Division of Research Grants), Science; May 9, 1997; Marshall, Eliot

NIH Roadmap reports progress toward ‘new ways of thinking’.(National Institutes of Health), The BBI Newsletter; December 1, 2004; Delporte, Christopher

Reorganization plan draws fire at NIH. (National Institutes of Health), Science; February 5, 1993; Cohen, Jon

Piloting high–flying NIH to a soft landing. (An Interview With Elias Zerhouni).(United States National Institutes of Health)(Interview)(Statistical Data Included), Science; September 27, 2002; Kaiser, Jocelyn

Peer-review critic gets NIH ‘rejects. (Science Policy).(National Institutes of Health and privacy issues)(Brief Article), Science; November 9, 2001; Malakoff, David

Panel urges NIH to loosen its grip on AIDS research. (reforms proposed for National Institutes of Health’s Office of AIDS Research), Science; March 15, 1996; Cohen, Jon

Boom and bust: biomedical facilities are expanding after a growth spurt in the NIH budget. Yet individual scientists say that it’s harder than before to get their work funded.(NEWS FOCUS)(National Institutes of Health), Science; April 20, 2007; Couzin, Jennifer Miller, Greg

WORLD ASTHMA DAY: NIH RESEARCH ADVANCES HELP PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA STATEMENT OF LINDA S. BIRNBAUM, PH.D., DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES AND NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM; SUSAN B. SHURIN, M.D., ACTING DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; AND ANTHONY S. FAUCI, M.D., DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES., States News Service; May 3, 2011

NIH ANNOUNCES INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES., States News Service; September 27, 2010

Zerhouni confirmed as NIH director. (U.S. Appointment).(Elias Zerhouni heads National Institutes of Health)(Brief Article), Science; May 10, 2002; Kaiser, Jocelyn

National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the International Business Landscape

Definition of National Institutes of Health (nih) in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: The principal biomedical research agency of the U.S. federal government. It’s mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health conditions.