From progress to regression: biomedical research funding

Despite great advances in health-related research and health care, major challenges remain regarding the causes and cures of many diseases; these may be overcome with further research. Our society is enthusiastic about fostering such investigations. However, available federal funds limit many such p...

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Published in:The Journal of clinical investigation 2004-10, Vol.114 (7), p.872-876
Main Authors: Mandel, H George, Vesell, Elliot S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical research
Biomedical Research - economics
Budgets
Financing, Government
Humans
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (U.S.) - economics
Peer Review
Purchasing power
R&D
Research & development
Research funding
Research Support as Topic
Science education
United States
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Summary:Despite great advances in health-related research and health care, major challenges remain regarding the causes and cures of many diseases; these may be overcome with further research. Our society is enthusiastic about fostering such investigations. However, available federal funds limit many such projects. Previously there have been sizable increases in the NIH budget, but because of the escalating cost of scientific investigation and the pressures of financing other much-needed governmental programs, recent growth in biomedical research funding has barely kept up with inflation. This article focuses on select attempts to sustain the record of scientific achievement enabled in the past by continued increasing investment and also suggests some solutions.
ISSN:0021-9738
1558-8238
DOI:10.1172/JCI23245