18 Mar NIH leaders on the future of precision medicine, healthcare transformation
NIH leaders highlight seven opportunities to accelerate tailored medicine efforts and create a more equitable health landscape in the future....
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08 Mar NIH launches UNITE effort to end structural racism in research
Without diversity, equity, and inclusion among researchers, there will continue to be oversights in the research that is produced. But to be truly equitable and inclusive, the NIH must confront the systemic and structural racism that has long affected the health and lives of Black communities and other groups across the country that have been marginalized....
20 Jan How one million volunteers could one day revolutionize medicine
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The future of individualized medicine may depend on an army of one million volunteers. And scientists want you to get involved. ...
01 Dec NIH statement on World AIDS Day 2020
On this World AIDS Day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reflects on the remarkable progress that has been made against HIV as well as the considerable challenges that remain....
27 Oct Experts say one of largest federal genetics study in history could leave people of color behind
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The "All of Us" Research Program is working to ensure that minority populations have a voice in health research. ...
30 Sep NIH to assess and expand COVID-19 testing for underserved communities
The National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly $234 million to improve COVID-19 testing for underserved and vulnerable populations....
31 Aug Webinar Video: African Americans, Research & Our Future
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The following webinar, presented via a collaboration between the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness, the UW-Madison Collaborative Center for Health Equity, and the 'All of Us' Research Program at UW-Madison, highlights the importance of African American communities' participation in health research....
28 Jul Wisconsin joins fight against COVID-19
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Our co-principal investigator, Dr. Elizabeth Burnside appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Morning Show" to discuss the All of Us Research Program's efforts in Wisconsin, including the program's involvement in COVID-19 research....
28 Jul Immune T cells may offer lasting protection against COVID-19
Much of the study on the immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, has focused on the production of antibodies. But, in fact, immune cells known as memory T cells also play an important role in the ability of our immune systems to protect us against many viral infections, including—it now appears—COVID-19....
23 Jul Racing to develop fast, affordable, accessible tests for COVID-19
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins discusses the need to develop faster, more convenient ways of testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is essential to efforts to end this deadly pandemic. ...
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