NIH

American  

1. National Institutes of Health.

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NIH British  

abbreviation

1. National Institutes of Health

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NIH Cultural  

1. 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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A good portion of the funding for basic biomedical research is funneled through this agency.

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This work was supported in part by NIH P30AG050886.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official view of the NIH.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

Third, federal funding agencies like NIH will be required to review funding proposals for potential risky research and flag any proposal with the potential to significantly endanger Americans’ health or security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The longest list — nearly 370 spreadsheet pages — was filed by the NIH, a unit of the Department of Health and Human Services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

But their guidelines apply only to NIH research, and they’re not legally binding.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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