NIH provides funding for rare disease studies

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently awarded $29 million toward the advancement of clinical research and investigation of treatments for rare diseases. This is part of a collaborative effort to expand the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network...

Top 10 Medical Research Trends to Watch For in 2012

Margaret Anderson, the Executive Director of FasterCures, has released her top 10 medical research trends to watch in 2012. Her top 3 are listed below: NCATS: Who moved my cheese? FDA: The science of Failure Intellectual property: Keep it simple, stupid What are the...

National Center for Advancing Translational Science Launch Delayed

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is a research center focused on expediting the process from breakthroughs in the lab to the clinic.  Opening of the center has been delayed by funding from the government, with no clear decision in site.  The...