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NIH Getting Big Boost?

By | October 3, 2011

In a draft spending bill, the federal agency gets a $1 billion increase in 2012.

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Fish Affected by Trace Oil Pollution

By | September 28, 2011

Even highly diluted crude oil can impact fish in the marshes bordering the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Environmental Visionary Dies

By | September 26, 2011

Wangari Maathai, a human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, started a movement to plant more than 30 million trees and generate nearly 1 million jobs.

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Biodiversity, Quick and Dirty

By | September 26, 2011

Researchers find that sampling DNA from the soil can be an effective way to determine how many individuals of a variety of species inhabit a particular area.

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NIH Budget Slims Down

By | September 22, 2011

A 2012 spending bill, approved by a Senate panel yesterday, would trim the NIH budget by $190 million.

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Lighting Up Ovarian Cancer

By | September 20, 2011

A new technique that makes ovarian cancer cells glow white allow surgeons to better visualize the tumors they aim to remove.

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New Drug Toxicity Chip

By | September 19, 2011

The NIH, FDA, and DARPA are teaming up to develop a chip to test drug toxicities as one of the first projects of the NIH's new translational research center.

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Fish Oil Blocks Chemo

By | September 13, 2011

New research suggests that fish fat can prevent chemotherapy drugs from doing their job.

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Duke Sued for Cancer Trial

By | September 12, 2011

Cancer patients and families of deceased patients filed a lawsuit against Duke University for clinical trials based on flawed data.

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9/11 Firemen More Prone to Cancer

By | September 2, 2011

Firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the event’s aftermath have higher rates of cancer.

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