Photo courtesy of the NIH This year marks the 30th anniversary of two mysterious outbreaks in America. One was of a form of pneumonia c...

Source: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America, September 15, 2010 2010-09-15 16:00:00 Appropriations season is upon us! This is ...

The heart is an amazing organ. I work on heart development which makes me a little biased, but let me tell you why I think so. Every cell i...

Neurological disorders are straining America. These illnesses can deprive us of our happiness, alter our personality, and cause untoward su...

Yesterday, we shared the first half of our interview with Marcy Maguire, MD . Marcy is a fellow at NIH doing research on reproductive health...

Today we're sharing the first half of our interview with NIH fellow Marcy Maguire, MD NV: When did your interest in science and medic...

Comic credit: Linda Causey I started getting migraines when I was 16, a genetic gift from my mom. (Thanks, mom!) I participated in clinic...

Yesterday, my colleague Brian wrote about rapping economists (a brilliant Tuneage Tuesday idea!). This passage really got me thinking abou...

It was a scary start to the day with Blogger down , but we're back in business and this Friday the 13th isn't too scary at all. In f...

I’ve already written about how one of my most exciting moments at Research!America was visiting the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) c...

Photo credit: o5com on Flickr Note: This image is not of anyone related to this post. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ( CFS ) is a largely misund...

Photo credit: flickrPrince on Flickr Do me a favor. Before you continue reading this post, get up and get away from your computer scree...

Today's guest blogger, Alice Popejoy - a public policy fellow at the Association for Women in Science (AWIS), shares details of her exp...

The Research!America annual National Health Research Forum is an amazing opportunity to hear leaders of the health research community talk a...

The annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting was recently held in downtown Washington, DC. The meeting is ...

Image courtesy of USAID When I arrived in DC a couple of weeks ago, I was excited to see many famous places for the first time: the White...

Across the country, groups like FASEB and Research!America are speaking out about the federal budget debates going on in Congress. We must ...

As we saw yesterday, the biosciences can benefit a state’s economy. Thus, states should take the initiative to attract biosciences. There ar...

We saw earlier that R&D investment has far-reaching economic effects. This is true in individual states as well as across the nation. T...

As the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform understands, smart spending is beneficial and will ultimately jumpstart the e...