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Scientists have found that the brain development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is delayed but otherwise typical, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Comparing brain scans of children aged 6 to 16 who had the common psychiatric disorder with scans of those who did not, researchers found that some areas in the ADHD brain - particularly those involved in thinking, attention and planning - matured an average of three years later than "healthy" brains, but otherwise followed normal patterns of development...
...Nurturing Nobel Winners The essay on geneticist Mario Capecchi eloquently described his remarkable life [Oct. 22]. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has funded his innovative research for nearly 40 years. As the Essay noted, when Capecchi submitted a grant application for studies that included the work leading to the Nobel Prize, the scientists evaluating the proposal expressed skepticism. Nevertheless, the evaluators gave the application an outstanding overall score, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded the grant in 1981. The flexibility of the NIH grant system made it possible for Capecchi to use the funds, in part...
This increase is only one of a litany of laudable accomplishments of the new appropriations agreement. The bill also raises the budget of the National Institute of Health (NIH) to $30 billion form its previous level of $28.9 billion, increases spending on TRIO and Gear Up programs for low-income students, and blocks proposed cuts in campus-based aid. Unfortunately, Bush has threatened to veto the proposed legislation, claiming it is fiscally irresponsible...
...increased NIH budget is equally essential. Under the Bush Administration, research spending has been unduly neglected. The proposed $1.1 billion budget increase presents a much-needed shot in the arm for the government-subsidized research and development, which accounts for a sizeable portion of biomedical research funding in the United States. If America is to remain at the forefront of science and medicine, continued support is needed. The bill also contains the beneficial stipulation that NIH research be made free and available online, a move that irks book publishers but provides increased access for people and institutions discouraged by prohibitively...
...essay on geneticist Mario Capecchi eloquently described his remarkable life [Oct. 22]. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has funded his innovative research for nearly 40 years. As the Essay noted, when Capecchi submitted a grant application for studies that included the work leading to the Nobel Prize, the group of scientists evaluating the proposal expressed skepticism about the experiments. Nevertheless, the evaluators gave the application an outstanding overall score, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded the grant in 1981. The flexibility of the NIH grant system made it possible for Capecchi to use the funds...