The NIH is spending $71 million to launch a host of new studies into rare diseases. Some of those studies will test specific therapies while others will look at the causes of the diseases so that new treatments can be developed. What they discover will be kept by the University of South Florida in Tampa as a way to encourage broader collaboration among the groups studying these ailments.
- read the Wall Street Journal report [1] for more
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[1] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114772964721753359.html?mod=health_home_stories