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Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter: Troubling trends

Last summer, the administration announced a new policy targeting fetal tissue research. Research...
January 16, 2020
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Investment in Medical and Health R&D Not Keeping Up with Needs of Nation

Total U.S. investment in medical and health research and development (R&D) grew by 6.4% from...
December 18, 2019
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Statement By Research!America President And CEO Mary Woolley On FY20 Funding

Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee released long-awaited legislation to fund the...
December 17, 2019
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Graduate Student Groups Receive Microgrants to Elevate the Importance of Science in their Communities

Research!America and the Rita Allen Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of...
December 3, 2019
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87%
Iowans Want to Hear Candidates Discuss Science
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 in 3
deaths are caused by cardiovascular disease - read our new fact sheet!
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 2018, the U.S. domestic box office earned $11 billion, enough to fund the NIH-sponsored research for eye disease and vision disorders ($859 million) for nearly 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 2019, the top five MLB teams were valued at 17.2 billion—twice the amount of funding that NIH-sponsored neuroscience research will receive that year (8.945 billion).

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