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"The contemplated NIH budget cut makes the deleterious effects of the IRA look trivial. Over the same 30-year window, if the Trump policies are enacted, & nothing else changes, we would have around 100 fewer new drugs, by our calculation." More in op-ed below: #biosky
The US is projected to have ~6 fewer new FDA-approved drugs annually & 18% fewer drugs entering clinical trials if the WH's proposed NIH cuts are approved by Congress said Venrock VC Bob Kocher & USC Schaeffer professor Dana Goldman in op-ed. schaeffer.usc.edu/research/pat... #medsky #biosky
May 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Some of the most impactful research by NIH are inquiries into infectious diseases, including this from NIH’s 2024 highlights, a way to turn off prion-producing genes that reduced prion protein levels by 80%, suggesting a new approach for treating prion diseases in people. www.nih.gov/news-events/...
December 26, 2024 at 7:25 PM
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After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.

Science works, y'all.

www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.
Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.
www.startribune.com
December 27, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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December 17, 2024 at 2:17 AM