Article
Clinical Neurology
Luke G. F. Smith, E. Antonio Chiocca, Gregory J. Zipfel, Adam G. F. Smith, Michael W. Groff, Regis W. Haid, Russell R. Lonser
Summary: The study assessed the success of Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) awardees in obtaining subsequent National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. It was found that a significant portion of NREF awardees went on to receive NIH funding, indicating the importance and effectiveness of NREF in supporting neurosurgeon-scientists.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Logesvar Balaguru, Chen Dun, Andrea Meyer, Sanuri Hennayake, Christi Walsh, Christopher Kung, Brittany Cary, Frank Migliarese, Tinglong Dai, Ge Bai, Kathleen Sutcliffe, Martin Makary
Summary: In 2020, NIH allocated 2.0% of its budget (US$2.2 billion) for COVID-19 research among a total of 56,169 grants awarded. The most common areas of research funded were social determinants of health, immunology, and pharmaceutical interventions. The average time from funding opportunity announcement to award notice date was 151 days.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kelly M. Gillen, Daniel M. Markowitz, Patricia Long, Adriel Villegas-Estrada, Eileen Chang, Ajay Gupta
Summary: This study aims to determine the incidence rates and length of funding gaps at the principal investigator level, and to examine whether these metrics are associated with previous funding success.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Klaas De Jonge, Jelle Laverge
Summary: The quantification of indoor air health is a complex issue due to the presence of various contaminants. Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) is a metric used to measure the health implications of exposure to specific contaminants. This article introduces a novel method called Dynamic DALYs, which can estimate DALYs in real-time and for different time periods. The use of Dynamic DALYs provides detailed and comprehensive results regarding health and energy use in indoor environments.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Robert Roskoski
Summary: Funding from NIH to U.S. medical schools has been increasing from 2000 to 2020, with a significant portion going to departments of internal medicine. Funding for clinical science departments has been increasing at a faster rate compared to basic science departments, indicating similarities in goals and methods between the two disciplines.
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Psychology, Developmental
Paige E. Cervantes, Maya Matheis, Jasper Estabillo, Dana E. M. Seag, Katherine L. Nelson, Robin Peth-Pierce, Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood, Sarah McCue Horwitz
Summary: Investments in autism spectrum disorder research have been disproportionately focused on etiology rather than improving the quality of community-based services. While there have been advancements in certain areas, more funding is critically needed for service research in the future.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Michael S. Lauer, Deepshikha Roychowdhury
Summary: Previous reports have highlighted the worsening inequalities in NIH funding, with analyses now showing that recent trends have reversed to some extent for both investigators and institutions. The proportion of women funded as principal investigators is increasing, but parity has not yet been achieved. Inequalities in funding have consistently been greater within groups (by career stage, gender, race, and degree) than between groups.
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Environmental Sciences
Hui Gan, Long Cheng, Yingying Zhai, Yimin Wang, Haisheng Hu, Zheng Zhu, Baoqing Sun
Summary: Air pollution in China has caused a significant burden of disease, including deaths and disability-adjusted life years. Efforts are needed to improve air quality.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Marta Entradas, Joao M. Santos
Summary: This study investigates public communication activity across research institutes with varying levels of excellence and the impact of competitive funding. It found that excellent institutes achieve higher returns on funding in media interactions compared to less excellent ones, but not in public events. This suggests that institutions guided by instrumental goals may not achieve expected outcomes in increased 'public engagement in science' despite receiving research funding.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rajiv Agarwal, Wanzhu Tu
Summary: The Research Project Grant (R01) is an important grant mechanism used by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and being awarded an R01 grant is often seen as a sign of scientific success. A study tracking R01 grants awarded in 2000 found significant variations in the number of publications and citations over the following 20 years, with metrics showing correlations within grants but reflecting success in different domains. When used together, metrics such as publications, citations, and h-indices provide a more comprehensive understanding of the productivity and long-term impact of funded grants.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Orthopedics
Kara McConaghy, Alison K. Klika, Suneel S. Apte, Ahmet Erdemir, Kathleen Derwin, Nicolas S. Piuzzi
Summary: Due to an aging population, musculoskeletal disease is becoming more burdensome both in terms of health and economy in the United States. In 2019, approximately 127.4 million people were affected by musculoskeletal conditions, which accounted for more than a third of the U.S. population. These conditions were the leading driver of healthcare spending in 2016, with an estimated annual cost of $380.9 billion. However, despite the significant and growing burden of musculoskeletal diseases, the research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) remains disproportionately allocated to other diseases. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the current burden of musculoskeletal disease and compare it to NIH funding trends.
JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
T. A. Meridian McDonald, Audrey Scudder
Summary: Autistic adults face disparities in physical health and access to healthcare, with a lack of federal funding for research on this topic being a major barrier. Through seeking funding from the NIH, we identified nodes that contribute to structural discrimination in physical health-related research for autistic adults. Our systematic search of funded research on physical health disparities in autistic adults revealed that none of the 61 unique studies focused on improving relevant physical health conditions through intervention, programs, or services. Therefore, updated policies and procedures are needed to support research on physical health disparities in populations with developmental or mental health conditions.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Chris A. Rees, Michael C. Monuteaux, Vendela Herdell, Eric W. Fleegler, Florence T. Bourgeois
Summary: This study analyzed NIH funding for pediatric research from 2015 to 2018 in the US and found a correlation between funding and pediatric disease burden. Some disease categories were overfunded while others were underfunded, highlighting the need for ongoing evaluation and prioritization of pediatric research funding.
Article
Dermatology
Brendan Tao, Jeffrey Ding, Marissa Joseph, Chi-Wei Tien, Sahil Chawla, Waleed Khan, Faisal Khosa
Summary: We examined gender disparity in recipients of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grants. Our findings reveal that CIHR grant recipients were predominantly male from 2008 to 2022, highlighting the impact of system-level barriers on research funding decisions.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Transplantation
Carmine Zoccali, Raymond Vanholder, Carsten A. Wagner, Hans-Joachim Anders, Peter J. Blankestijn, Annette Bruchfeld, Giovambattista Capasso, Mario Cozzolino, Friedo W. Dekker, Danilo Fliser, Denis Fouque, Ron T. Gansevoort, Dimitrios Goumenos, Kitty J. Jager, Ziad A. Massy, Tom A. J. Oostrom, Ivan Rychlik, Maria Jose Soler, Kate Stevens, Goce Spasovski, Christoph Wanner
Summary: Medical societies have a responsibility to disseminate knowledge and inform health authorities about the threats of diseases. The European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) promotes kidney research funding by creating alliances and joining biomedical alliances. They support their working groups and consortia to produce valuable kidney research.
NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
(2022)