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National
Cancer Institute (NCI) - Established in 1937
NCI leads a national effort to
reduce the burden of cancer morbidity and mortality. Its goal is
to stimulate and support scientific discovery and its
application to achieve a future when all cancers are uncommon
and easily treated. Through basic and clinical biomedical
research and training, NCI conducts and supports programs to
understand the causes of cancer; prevent, detect, diagnose,
treat, and control cancer; and disseminate information to the
practitioner, patient, and public. more
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National
Eye Institute (NEI) - Est. 1968
NEI conducts and supports
research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other
disorders of vision. This research leads to sight-saving
treatments, reduces visual impairment and blindness, and
improves the quality of life for people of all ages. NEI-supported
research has advanced our knowledge of how the eye functions in
health and disease. more
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National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Est.
1948
NHLBI provides leadership for a
national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung,
and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. Since October
1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative responsibility for
the NIH Woman's Health Initiative. The Institute plans,
conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated
program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials,
observational studies, and demonstration and education projects.
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National
Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Est.
1989
NHGRI supports the NIH component
of the Human Genome Project, a worldwide research effort
designed to analyze the structure of human DNA and determine the
location of the estimated 30,000 to 40,000 human genes. The
NHGRI Intramural Research Program develops and implements
technology for understanding, diagnosing, and treating genetic
diseases. more
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National
Institute on Aging (NIA) - Est. 1974
NIA leads a national program of
research on the biomedical, social, and behavioral aspects of
the aging process; the prevention of age-related diseases and
disabilities; and the promotion of a better quality of life for
all older Americans. more
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National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Est. 1970
NIAAA conducts research focused
on improving the treatment and prevention of alcoholism and
alcohol-related problems to reduce the enormous health, social,
and economic consequences of this disease. more
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National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Est. 1948
NIAID research strives to
understand, treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious,
immunologic, and allergic diseases that threaten millions of
human lives. more
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National
Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
(NIAMS) - Est. 1986 
NIAMS supports research into the
causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and
musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and
clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the
dissemination of information on research progress in these
diseases. more
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National
Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
- Est. 2000
NIBIB improves health by
promoting fundamental discoveries, design and development, and
translation and assessment of technological capabilities in
biomedical imaging and bioengineering, enabled by relevant areas
of information science, physics, chemistry, mathematics,
materials science, and computer sciences. more
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National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Est. 1962
NICHD research on fertility,
pregnancy, growth, development, and medical rehabilitation
strives to ensure that every child is born healthy and wanted
and grows up free from disease and disability. more
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National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
(NIDCD) - Est. 1988
NIDCD conducts and supports
biomedical research and research training on normal mechanisms
as well as diseases and disorders of hearing, balance, smell,
taste, voice, speech, and language that affect 46 million
Americans. more
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National
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- Est. 1948
NIDCR provides leadership for a
national research program designed to understand, treat, and
ultimately prevent the infectious and inherited craniofacial-oral-dental
diseases and disorders that compromise millions of human lives. more
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National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK) - Est. 1948
NIDDK conducts and supports
basic and applied research and provides leadership for a
national program in diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolic
diseases; digestive diseases and nutrition; and kidney, urologic,
and hematologic diseases. Several of these diseases are among
the leading causes of disability and death; all seriously affect
the quality of life of those who have them. more
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National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Est. 1973
NIDA leads the nation in
bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and
addiction through support and conduct of research across a broad
range of disciplines and rapid and effective dissemination of
results of that research to improve drug abuse and addiction
prevention, treatment, and policy. more
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National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Est. 1969
NIEHS reduces the burden of
human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by,
defining how environmental exposures, genetic susceptibility,
and age interact to affect an individual's health. more
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National
Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) -
Est. 1962
NIGMS supports basic biomedical research that is not targeted to
specific diseases. NIGMS funds studies on genes, proteins, and
cells, as well as on fundamental processes like communication
within and between cells, how our bodies use energy, and how we
respond to medicines. The results of this research increase our
understanding of life and lay the foundation for advances in
disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. NIGMS also
supports research training programs that produce the next
generation of biomedical scientists, and it has special programs
to encourage underrepresented minorities to pursue biomedical
research careers. more
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National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Est. 1949
NIMH provides national
leadership dedicated to understanding, treating, and preventing
mental illnesses through basic research on the brain and
behavior, and through clinical, epidemiological, and services
research. more
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National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Est. 1950
The mission of the NINDS is to
reduce the burden of neurological diseases -- a burden borne by
every age group, every segment of society, and people all over
the world. To accomplish this goal the NINDS supports and
conducts research, both basic and clinical, on the normal and
diseased nervous system, fosters the training of investigators
in the basic and clinical neurosciences, and seeks better
understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of
neurological disorders. more
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National
Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - Est. 1986
NINR supports clinical and basic
research to establish a scientific basis for the care of
individuals across the life span--from the management of
patients during illness and recovery to the reduction of risks
for disease and disability; the promotion of healthy lifestyles;
the promotion of quality of life in those with chronic illness;
and the care for individuals at the end of life. This research
may also include families within a community context, and it
also focuses on the special needs of at-risk and under-served
populations, with an emphasis on health disparities. more
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National
Library of Medicine (NLM) - Est. 1956
NLM collects, organizes, and makes
available biomedical science information to investigators,
educators, and practitioners and carries out programs designed
to strengthen medical library services in the United States. Its
electronic data bases, including MEDLINE and MEDLINEplus are
used extensively throughout the world by both health
professionals and the public. more
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Center
for Information Technology (CIT formerly DCRT, OIRM,
TCB) - Established in 1964
CIT incorporates the power of
modern computers into the biomedical programs and administrative
procedures of the NIH by focusing on three primary activities:
conducting-computational biosciences research, developing
computer systems, and providing computer facilities. more
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Center
for Scientific Review (CSR) - Est. 1946
CSR is the focal point at NIH
for the conduct of initial peer review, the foundation of the
NIH grant and award process. The Center carries out peer review
of the majority of research and research training applications
submitted to the NIH. In addition, the Center serves as the
central receipt point for all such Public Health Service (PHS)
applications and makes referrals to scientific review groups for
scientific and technical merit review of applications and to
funding components for potential award. To this end, the Center
develops and implements innovative, flexible ways to conduct
referral and review for all aspects of science. more
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John
E. Fogarty International Center (FIC) - Est. 1968
FIC promotes and supports
scientific research and training internationally to reduce
disparities in global health. more
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National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
- Est. 1992
NCCAM is dedicated to exploring
complementary and alternative medical (CAM) practices in the
context of rigorous science; training CAM researchers and
disseminating authoritative information. more
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National
Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
- Est. 1993
The mission of NCMHD is to lead, coordinate, support, and assess
the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health
disparities. In this effort, NCMHD conducts and supports basic,
clinical and behavioral research, emerging programs, training,
and information dissemination aimed at reducing the
disproportionately high incidence and prevalence of disease,
burden of illness, and mortality experienced by American
populations who suffer from health disparities, including racial
and ethnic minorities and other groups, such as the urban and
rural poor. more
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National
Center for Research Resources (NCRR) - Est. 1990
NCRR advances biomedical
research and improves human health through research projects and
shared resources that create, develop, and provide a
comprehensive range of human, animal, technological, and other
resources. NCRR's support is concentrated in four areas:
biomedical technology, clinical research, comparative medicine,
and research infrastructure. more
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Warren
Grant Magnuson Clinical Center (CC) - Est. 1953
CC is the clinical research
facility of the National Institutes of Health. As a national
resource, it provides the patient care, services, and
environment needed to initiate and support the highest quality
conduct of and training in clinical research.
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