NIH
National Institutes of Health.
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How to use NIH in a sentence
Correction: An earlier version of this article referred to Fauci as the head of NIH.
How to Politicize Ebola: Blame It on Obama—or the GOP | Eleanor Clift | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first trial will be conducted in 20 healthy, uninfected volunteers at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland.
Ebola Vaccine Will Do Little for Current Crisis | Kent Sepkowitz | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis work builds on years of previous Ebola vaccine trials conducted by the NIH.
Ebola Vaccine Will Do Little for Current Crisis | Kent Sepkowitz | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2013, the NIH gave $12.7 million spread over nine projects.
For example, a new NIH program targets what researchers call the “Valley of Death.”
Sea, NIH-chonn-djé (dje French); the Ayowas say, NIH-chon-je (je German).
Arrow, ni̍h-schu (NIH with strong accent; sch very short and falling in tone).
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The Wisdom of Confucius | Epiphanius Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for NIH
National Institutes of Health
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Cultural definitions for NIH
A U.S. government agency headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, which conducts and supports a wide range of medical research. NIH comprises thirteen separate agencies, each responsible for a different aspect of health, such as allergy and immunology, heart and lung, and so on. NIH also plays a role in training research scientists and providing and distributing biological and medical information.
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