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Clinical research may yield new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen to participate in the studies.
… When conducting clinical research studies, scientists may discover new health-related … in the studies. This raises the question of when and how it is appropriate for the scientists to look for and share such research findings. … discussions among researchers, ethicists, policymakers, and research participants about the return of individual …
Research Funding
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Policy Issues
Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support scientific exploration of the genome and to help NIH in its mission to understand, prevent, detect and better treat disease. In some cases, research … participants, each with different levels of involvement, and it is important to understand the scientific purpose of …
News Release
NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… 13, 2016, was to strengthen privacy protections law for research participants. The new law specifically requires … is collected from participants as part of federally-funded research. … new policy, as of October 1, 2017, NIH-funded researchers and their institutions will automatically be issued a …
Research at NHGRI
News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians.
… Research News and Events … News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians. … News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians. … Research at NHGRI …
Research at NHGRI
The Division of Intramural Research conducts scientific studies in NHGRI's labs on and around the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
… sites, including the Bayview campus in Baltimore, Maryland and the Twinbrook complex in Rockville, Maryland. The …  - a group that provides expert external oversight for all research and training ongoing in the NHGRI Division of Intramural … Institute's (NHGRI) Division of Intramural Research plans and conducts laboratory and clinical research to enable …
Talking Glossary
La raza es una construcción social que se utiliza para clasificar a las personas.
… La raza es una construcción social que se utiliza para clasificar a las personas. … La raza es una construcción social que se utiliza para clasificar a las personas. La raza … La raza es una construcción social que se utiliza para clasificar a las personas. …
News Release
Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… on genomic literacy among Africans as it relates to research conducted in Africa by African investigators. The three-year grants are part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program, funded by the … Both grants are part of the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) component of H3Africa. The program …
Research at NHGRI
The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how health and disease are related to genetic, genomic and metabolic variation.
… The investigators in the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) develop and evaluate cutting edge genomic and informatic tools to improve the diagnosis, treatment and … Health Research (CPHR) (formerly the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch) was established in 2021 as a …
News Release
Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… of alienating the patients or being ignored - two recent research studies suggest that doctor-patient talks about the … of course. Healthcare providers who discuss genomics and behavioral risk factors with overweight mothers may make … by Susan Persky, Ph.D., an associate investigator with the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human …