- Mission [1]
- The goal of the NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability,
from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold. The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better
health for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by supporting the research of non-Federal scientists in universitities,
medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throghout the country and abroad. Section 492 of the PHS Act states
that "The Secretary ...shall by regulation require appropriate technical and scientific peer review of -(A) applications....;
(B) biomedical and behavioral research and development contracts..."
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