Small businesses can take advantage of $680 million in federal R&D grants available through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, and there is a meeting at NIH June 22 ...More
Coming from the U.S. where the government is generally skeptical of, if not opposed to, the use of traditional or natural forms of medicine, it is so refreshing to see that in India the government is supportive of these practices. ...More
The Office of Dietary Supplements at NIH has always had strategic plans, which Paul Coates, Ph.D., ODS's director, said is important to help the agency set its agenda for progress. ...More
The Office of Dietary Supplements released the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements, containing new chapters on several botanicals including Aloe vera, bilberry, bitter orange, black cohosh, kava and saw palmetto. ...More
Cornell professor and world reknown nutritional biochemist Dr. T. Colin Campbell today called for the establishment of an Institute of Nutrition at NIH. ...More
Increased body size starting from childhood is associated with a greater risk of diabetes in adulthood; however, women who become lean in adulthood do not have an increased risk, according to a study published in Diabetes Care. ...More
An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found insufficient evidence that preventive measures such as exercise, mental stimulation or dietary supplements could stem the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. ...More
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