National institute of health

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States

government responsible for biomedical and public health.
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It was founded in the late 1870s and is now part

It was founded in the late 1870s and is now part

of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
The majority of NIH facilities are located in Bethesda, Maryland
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Research NIH devotes 10% of its funding to research within its

Research

NIH devotes 10% of its funding to research within its

own facilities (intramural research), and gives >80% of its funding in research grants to extramural (outside) researchers.[2] Of this extramural funding, a certain percentage (2.8% in 2014) must be granted to small businesses under the SBIR/STTR program.
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On February 13, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced

On February 13, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced

a new group of individuals assigned to research pain. This committee is composed of researchers from different organizations and will focus to "coordinate pain research activities across the federal government with the goals of stimulating pain research collaboration
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Funding To allocate funds, the NIH must first obtain its budget

Funding

To allocate funds, the NIH must first obtain its budget

from Congress. This process begins with institute and center (IC) leaders collaborating with scientists to determine the most important and promising research areas within their fields. 
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Contribution The NIH comprises 27 separate institutes and centers of different

Contribution

The NIH comprises 27 separate institutes and centers of different biomedical disciplines

and is responsible for many scientific accomplishments, including the discovery of fluoride to prevent tooth decay, the use of lithium to manage bipolar disorder, and the creation of vaccines against hepatitis, Haemophilus influenzae (HIB), and human papillomavirus (HPV).