Bush’s comments don’t make clear whether he too would demand that any increase in NIH funding be offset elsewhere in the

Members of Congress from both parties have tried innovations to funnel funds to NIH. Proposals have included creating an

The larger question is whether the legislation is politically feasible. The fact that the fund would be offset by budget

DeLauro and Higgins' bill would effectively use a trigger mechanism to get around the limits set by the BCA. If the NIH is

"We want them to stay in academic medicine," said Rauen. "We want them to stay in clinical, translational research to provide

Here's a portion of that email: That's nothing to scoff at, but it also doesn't fill the hole. According to the NIH, 640

"Bob and my concern was that, at a minimum, let’s hold where we are with NIH," Burr said. "We think there is every reason

WASHINGTON -- The scientific research community was left disappointed after lawmakers on Monday night unveiled a new spending

Public investment in research has not been enough to keep America in its lofty global leadership perch. According to the

On Tuesday morning, United for Medical Research, a coalition of research institutions, as well as patient and health advocates

More than 3,700 scientists from all 50 states participated in the study, offering online responses in June and July 2013. They offered sobering assessments of the state of their profession.

"Globally, the United States invests more real dollars in research and development than any other country," the study notes

Roughly six months into sequestration, the situation is worse than predicted. Internal NIH estimates show that it will end up cutting more than the 700 research grants the institutes initially planned to sacrifice in the name of austerity.

"Whether I'm talking to Republicans or Democrats, and whether it's the Senate or the House, they all kind of go, 'yeah, you

Framingham's shortcoming, at least in this political age, is that it depends on government funding to do its work. The Study