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A Weekly Advocacy Message from Mary Woolley: Health, Well-being and Prosperity

In United for Medical Research’s terrific Amazing Things Podcast series, chairman of the House...
July 19, 2018
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Child abuse and neglect must be treated as a public health issue

An estimated 1 in 4 children experience some form of child abuse or neglect in their lifetimes...
July 17, 2018
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Research!America Announces Call for Bipartisan Candidate Engagement Proposals

Research!America, in partnership with the National Science Policy Network, has announced a ...
June 18, 2018
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July/August 2018: The Research Advocate

This month's newsletter features a call for nominations for the Herbert Pardes Family Award for...
July 13, 2018
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32%
Less than Half of Americans say U.S. will be a World Leader in Science in 2020
Funding research gives all of us a better chance of living a healthier life. Without the research done, we could not have moved forward and have found cures or have even found medicine to have helped us, the survivors.
Andrea Kramer
Cancer Survivor / Patient Advocate
1.7 Million
Annually, 1.7 million Americans sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Often, TBIs are not visible so they frequently go untreated and unreported. Even mild injuries can have lifelong effects.
67%
Public Policies Should be Based on Best Available Science
Most people ... don’t understand the role of research in keeping America competitive and us alive and well. Research!America bridges this gap, informing leaders, policymakers and the public of the critical role of research and the necessity to ensure its funding and growth.
M. Roy Wilson, MD, MS
President, Wayne State University
$11 Billion
In 2017, the U.S. domestic box office earned $11 billion, enough to fund the NIH-sponsored research for eye disease and vision disorders for 13 years.
Bench to Bedside
Medical progress is part determination, creative thought, science, manufacturing and distribution, sound regulation … and the list goes on. Science plays a pivotal role in each phase.
$17.5 billion
In 2017, the top five most valuable teams in the NFL were estimated to be worth $17.5 billion, or about 2.4 times the amount of funding that NIH-sponsored neuroscience research received that year.

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2018 National Health Research Forum
September 6, 2018
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September 13, 2018
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