Impact
Impact of NIH Research
NIH is the leading supporter of biomedical research in the world.
This research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of
our lives by improving human health, fueling the U.S. economy,
and creating jobs in our communities.
Due in large measure to NIH research, a baby born in the United
States today can expect to live to nearly age 79 — about
three decades longer than one born in 1900. Not only
are we living longer, but our quality of life is improving. Over
the last quarter century, the proportion of older people with chronic
disabilities has dropped by nearly one-third.
NIH also drives job creation and economic growth. NIH research funding directly supports hundreds of thousands of American jobs and serves as a foundation for the medical innovation sector, which employs 1 million U.S. citizens.
News & Commentary
02/01/2013: “The sequester remains a health threat,” by John Edward Porter and Kweisi Mfume, Roll Call (New)
01/25/2013: “Dire Health Consequences May Follow if We Don't Blunt Proposed Slashes in NIH, Research Funding,” by Glenn D. Braunstein, Huffington Post (New)
01/22/2013: “A Big Hole Where a Cliff Used to Be,” by William T. Talman, Huffington Post (New)
01/16/2013: “NIH Director Francis Collins: Medical research at risk,” by Paige Winfield Cunningham, Politico
01/16/2013: “Sequestering Science,” by Michael D. Purugganan, Huffington Post
01/15/2013: “(Not so) sudden impact,” by Jeremy Berg, ASBMB today
12/5/2012: “Federal cuts to medical research would be devastating,” by Larry J. Shapiro, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
12/4/2012:“Dwindling federal funds threaten research, lives,” by John D’Orazio, Lexington Herald-Leader
12/3/2012: “In defense of science: How the Fiscal Cliff could cripple research enterprise,” by Puneet Opal, The Atlantic
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