Louisianans Call Mental Health the Top Impact of Katrina

Public & Experts Say More Mental Health Resources Needed

NEW ORLEANS—Mental health issues top the list of ways Louisianans say the 2005 hurricanes affected the health of people in their community. In a new state poll, symptoms such as increased anxiety, stress and depression, were cited more often than other factors, including property destruction or physical illness.

Sen. Kennedy To Receive Research!America Advocacy Award

Edwin C. Whitehead Award for Medical Research Advocacy Recipient

WASHINGTON—Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy has been selected as the recipient of Research!America's 2008 Edwin C. Whitehead Award for Medical Research Advocacy.

amfAR to Receive Research!America Advocacy Award

Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award

WASHINGTON—amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has been named Research!America's 2008 Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award recipient.

Pat Furlong to Receive Research!America Advocacy Award

Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award

WASHINGON—Pat Furlong, founding president and CEO of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, has been named Research!America's 2008 Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award recipient.

Research!America to Honor Top Scientific and Health Research Advocates

WASHINGTON—About 500 leaders from industry, academia and scientific and health advocacy organizations, government officials and journalists will participate in Research!America's 12th Annual Advocacy Awards Gala to honor top scientific and health research advocates.

Richard Lerner to Receive Research!America Advocacy Award

2008 Builders of Science Award

WASHINGTON—Richard A. Lerner, MD, president of The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, has been named Research!America's 2008 Builders of Science award recipient.

Schwarzenegger To Receive Research!America Advocacy Award

Isadore Rosenfeld Award for Impact on Public Opinion

WASHINGTON—California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been selected as Research!America's 2008 Isadore Rosenfeld Award for Impact on Public Opinion recipient.

William H. Foege to Receive Research!America Advocacy Award

Raymond and Beverly Sackler Award for Sustained National Leadership

WASHINGTON—Renowned epidemiologist and public health research advocate William H. Foege, MD, MPH, has been named Research!America's 2008 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Award for Sustained National Leadership.

Major Medical Research Coalitions Urge Congress to Accelerate Medical Progress by Increasing Investment in NIH

WASHINGTON—Health research advocates joined together to call on Congress to expand the nation's investment in medical research by increasing the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $1.9 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009.

Research!America Backs Call for Presidential Debate on Science

WASHINGTON—Research!America has signed on to Science Debate 2008, an initiative calling for a public debate in which the U.S. presidential candidates share their views on health, science, technology and environmental policy.

Research!America Statement: On the Death of Nobel Laureate Joshua Lederberg

WASHINGTON—Research!America's chair, The Honorable John Edward Porter, former Illinois Congressman, responds to the news of the death of Nobel Laureate Joshua Lederberg, PhD, a member of Research!America's Scientific Advisory Committee:

President’s Budget Will Slow Medical Progress, Economic Growth

Increased Investment in Research Needed

WASHINGTON—Research!America's president, Mary Woolley, expressed disappointment in the President's budget proposal for FY09: "Research!America is deeply disappointed by the President's failure to recommend increased federal funding for medical and health research in his 2009 budget.

State of the Union 2008:

Will President Bush Renew His Commitment to Medical and Health Research?

WASHINGTON—Research!America's president and CEO, Mary Woolley, says President Bush has a chance in his final State of the Union speech to reclaim investment in medical and health research as part of his legacy: "In his State of the Union speech and 2009 budget proposal, the President has a chance to show leadership by calling for a renewed commitment to medical and health research.

Mona Floyd Joins Research!America

WASHINGTON—Former Capitol Hill senior staffer Mona K. Floyd, JD, has joined Research!America as senior director of special projects.

2008 Primaries: Health and Research Key Issues for Voters

WASHINGTON—Health-related research and health issues overall are priorities for voters in upcoming primaries for the 2008 elections, according to a new national opinion poll.

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008

White House and Its Supporters Again Neglect Medical and Health Research

Statement from Research!America’s President and CEO Mary Woolley on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008.

First National Survey of Hispanic Opinions on Health Research: More Opportunities Needed for Hispanic Youth

Scholarship Resource Guide and Hispanic Pioneers in Science Video Series Released in Response

WASHINGTON—Hispanics believe the U.S. should make a higher commitment to health and science research and are willing to pay additional taxes to subsidize additional medical research, according to a national opinion poll released today by the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance) and Research!America. The poll also indicates that Hispanics do not believe there are adequate efforts to facilitate their entry into science professions.

Americans Optimistic About Future Medical Breakthroughs, Concerned That Not Enough Progress Is Being Made

Public Favors Increase in Medical Research Spending

WASHINGTON—Although nearly three quarters of Americans expect breakthroughs in treatments for diabetes, cancer and heart disease over the next decade, a majority of Americans (57%) believe we are not making enough progress in medical research, according to a survey conducted for Research!America and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).

Giving Thanks: November 19 Honors Public Health Heroes

Research!America and Partners Urge Strong Funding for the CDC

WASHINGTON—Research!America and the leading U.S. public health organizations ask Americans to give special thanks to their state and local "public health heroes" on November 19.

Research!America Honors Univ. of Chicago Economists

for Study Showing Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS Drug Development

WASHINGTON—Research!America today presented its 2007 Eugene Garfield Economic Impact of Medical and Health Research Award to two University of Chicago economists.

U.S. Invests $9.3 Billion in Research to Improve Health Globally

Eight Percent of U.S. Health Research Spending Goes to Global Health

ASPEN, CO—Public and private sources in the U.S. invested $9.3 billion last year in global health research, according to a new report by Research!America.

U.S. Research Funding Continues to Flatten As U.S. Health Costs Climb

In August 31 Science

WASHINGTON—Total U.S. investment in health-related research grew by a modest 4.2% from 2005 to 2006, significantly slower than the 6.8% increase in U.S. health costs, according to a report released today by Research!America.

Lance Armstrong Foundation Presidential Debates: Make Cancer Research Part of National Dialogue

Statement from Mary Woolley, President/CEO, Research!America

WASHINGTON—In the LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum hosted by the Lance Armstrong Foundation next week, it is critical that candidates explain how as President they would address our declining investment in cancer and other areas of health research.

Voters: Health Care System Needs Complete Overhaul or Significant Change

Few Know Where Elected Officials Stand on Health and Research

WASHINGTON—Most registered voters say our health care system needs real change and that federal research agencies need more funding, according to public opinion data released today by Research!America, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation and other partners.

New Global Health Research Ambassadors Named

Leaders Will Work to Gain U.S. Support

WASHINGTON—Twenty-three of the nation's foremost experts on global health have been selected to advocate for the need for greater U.S. investment in global health research as part of Research!America's Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research.