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Alternative Medicines
The Scientist | Jul 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
As nonconventional medical treatments become increasingly mainstream, we take a look at the science behind some of the most popular.
Decisions, Decisions: NIH's Disease-By-Disease Allocations Draw New Fire
Bruce Agnew | Mar 29, 1998 | 8 min read
'BODY-COUNT BUDGETING'? Rep. Ernest Istook (R-Okla.) is concerned that diseases that cost taxpayers the most money may not be getting a proportionate amount of NIH funds. For the third year in a row, the National Institutes of Health came under fire this month for slighting some diseases and favoring more politically correct ills when it parcels out its research-funding billions. "What this whole thing boils down to," NIH director Harold Varmus recently told a special Institute of Medicine (I
State Marijuana Legalization Aids Research Very Little
Ashley Yeager | Sep 20, 2019 | 7 min read
Recent federal announcements serve as reminders that in the US policy continues to outpace science when it comes to cannabis.
Trump Picks National Cancer Institute Director
Kerry Grens | Jun 12, 2017 | 1 min read
Ned Sharpless currently leads the cancer center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
First Female NIH Director Dies
Jessica P. Johnson | Aug 10, 2011 | 1 min read
A prolific cardiac research scientist, Bernadine Healy revolutionized the study and treatment of disease in women.
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Genetic Mutations Can Be Benign or Cancerous—a New Method to Differentiate Between Them Could Lead to Better Treatments
Ryan Layer, The Conversation | May 27, 2022 | 5 min read
Tumors contain thousands of genetic changes, but only a few are actually cancer-causing. A quicker way to identify these driver mutations could lead to more targeted cancer treatments.
Opinion: Treating Infertility as a Disease
Kate O'Neill | Aug 1, 2021 | 4 min read
For too long, a physiological inability to conceive or carry a child through to birth has been seen as a minor medical issue.
Lack of Diversity in Genetic Datasets is Risky for Treating Disease
Ashley Yeager | Mar 21, 2019 | 6 min read
Certain populations have been historically underrepresented in genome sequencing studies, but the NIH, private clinics, and 23andMe and other companies are trying to fix that.
Opinion: Deductive Science Is Needed for Public Health
Giuseppe Carruba | Jun 27, 2018 | 3 min read
Big data and empirical approaches to understanding diseases provide a limited picture of pathogenesis.
NIH Is `Century's Finest Social Invention'
Lewis Thomas | Oct 11, 1992 | 7 min read
Editor's Note: In his latest book, The Fragile Species (New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992), scientist-author Lewis Thomas offers a collection of 14 essays, covering a wide range of personal, social, and scientific issues. Prominent among these is the relationship of basic scientific research, the achievements of modern medicine, and the future promise of an ever-healthier population. However, Thomas--who is president, emeritus, of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and

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