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May 17

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Will declining funding stunt scientific discovery in the U.S.?

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Dec 02

‘Ebola treatment centers’ now in place at 35 U.S. hospitals

By Jason Kane

Dozens of hospitals throughout the United States are “prepared, trained and ready” to treat patients with Ebola, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Nov 13

Clinical trials of possible Ebola vaccine to start in West Africa

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A top U.S. health official says long-anticipated clinical trials of a possible Ebola vaccine will start soon in West Africa, as the global response to the outbreak took on added urgency with new cases in Mali and reports…

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Oct 28

States have options to go beyond CDC guidelines, Fauci says

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — For Americans wondering why President Barack Obama hasn't forced all states to follow a single, national rule for isolating potential Ebola patients, the White House has a quick retort: Talk to the Founding Fathers.

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Sep 05

Forgotten vials of ricin, smallpox and plague uncovered in NIH labs review

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The agency began an intensive investigation of all its facilities after a scientist in July found vials of smallpox dating from the 1950s, along with other contagious viruses and bacteria that had been stored and forgotten in one lab on…

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Sep 02

A third American reportedly infected with Ebola

By Joshua Barajas

The National Institutes of Health will begin testing an experimental Ebola vaccine on an initial 20 adult humans this week, as the lethal virus’ reach “continues to accelerate” in West Africa.

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May 20

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NIH orders scientists to test new drugs on animals of both sexes

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The National Institutes of Health announced that it will require scientists to test new drugs on both male and female animals. Until now, most early trials have been conducted on males. Judy Woodruff joins Dr. Janine Clayton of National Institutes…

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Apr 16

Portrait of a dyslexic artist, who transforms neurons into ‘butterflies’

By Ellen Rolfes

Rebecca Kamen’s sculptures appear as delicate as the brain itself. Thin, green branches stretch from a colorful mass of vein-like filaments. The branches, made from pieces of translucent mylar and stained with diluted acrylic paint, are so delicate that they…

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Apr 15

U.S. biomedical research is overcrowded and underfunded, critics say

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

The U.S. biomedical research field is unsustainable, creating more scientists than there are jobs, according to an essay in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Feb 08

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Ten big drug companies unite to study major diseases

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Ten big pharmaceutical companies are uniting with the National Institutes of Health in a five-year cooperative program to study major diseases.

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