/tags/national-institutes-of-health National Institutes of Health en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-13/federal-cuts-to-research-grants-could-be-devastating-for-missouri-schools The proposed cap on grants is part of a raft of sweeping federal cost-cutting measures put in place by the Trump administration. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-13/federal-cuts-to-research-grants-could-be-devastating-for-missouri-schools Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2024-06-17/st-louis-univeristy-ssm-all-of-us-research-database Investigators at St. Louis University and SSM Health hope to recruit people to add their health information to a huge national database that aims to diversify medical research. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-17/st-louis-univeristy-ssm-all-of-us-research-database Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2019-03-11/slu-seeks-volunteers-to-test-bird-flu-vaccination Researchers at St. Louis University are recruiting volunteers to test a new vaccination for avian influenza.The vaccination targets the H7N9 strain, which… Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:34:20 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-03-11/slu-seeks-volunteers-to-test-bird-flu-vaccination Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2017-11-16/wash-u-researchers-warn-that-cuts-to-nih-funding-could-threaten-public-health President Donald Trump's proposal to cut the National Institutes of Health 2018 budget by more than a fifth could severely hamper the ability to deliver… Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:37:08 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-11-16/wash-u-researchers-warn-that-cuts-to-nih-funding-could-threaten-public-health Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2017-06-11/portable-ultrasounds-to-measure-the-health-effects-of-pollution-in-developing-countries Adly Castanaza, nurse from Jalapa, Guatemala, guides the probe of a portable ultrasound over the belly of a volunteer in St. Louis. It’s the same machine… Sun, 11 Jun 2017 11:15:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-06-11/portable-ultrasounds-to-measure-the-health-effects-of-pollution-in-developing-countries /health-science-environment/2017-04-27/st-louis-geneticist-makes-case-for-nih-funding-as-budget-deadline-looms As Congress faces a deadline to pass a stopgap budget for the rest of the federal fiscal year, scientists in research hubs like St. Louis are paying close… Thu, 27 Apr 2017 20:58:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-04-27/st-louis-geneticist-makes-case-for-nih-funding-as-budget-deadline-looms /health-science-environment/2017-02-05/washington-university-gets-4-3-million-to-improve-treatments-for-sickle-cell-disease Improved treatments for sickle cell disease are extending the life expectancy of thousands of people in the United States, but many patients still lack… Mon, 06 Feb 2017 04:30:56 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-02-05/washington-university-gets-4-3-million-to-improve-treatments-for-sickle-cell-disease /health-science-environment/2016-07-04/research-roundup-heres-how-local-scientists-are-helping-the-fight-against-zika From bioengineered mosquitoes to a $5,000 seed grant, researchers in Missouri and southern Illinois are joining an international effort to stop the Zika… Mon, 04 Jul 2016 20:00:12 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-07-04/research-roundup-heres-how-local-scientists-are-helping-the-fight-against-zika /government-politics-issues/2016-01-13/blunt-biden-talk-about-boosting-health-care-research-ahead-of-state-of-the-union-speech While U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., clearly has his philosophical and political differences with the president, last night he praised Barack Obama’s plan to… Wed, 13 Jan 2016 06:10:45 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-01-13/blunt-biden-talk-about-boosting-health-care-research-ahead-of-state-of-the-union-speech /government-politics-issues/2015-12-29/blunt-says-boost-in-nih-funding-will-produce-jobs-save-tax-dollars U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., says boosting investments in health care research now will be good for Missouri.The $1.1 trillion federal spending plan… Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:02:33 GMT /government-politics-issues/2015-12-29/blunt-says-boost-in-nih-funding-will-produce-jobs-save-tax-dollars