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EUREKA! The Top Endocrine Discoveries of 2021

december 2021 cover For the seventh year running, Endocrine News talks to editors from Endocrine Society publications to get the endocrine discoveries of 2021 worth their weight in gold. Research never stops. Despite facing challenges related to social distancing, supply chain disruptions, and other pandemic-related problems this past year, scientists dug deep in the mines of endocrinology and...
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2021 Advocacy Year in Review

The Endocrine Society advocates on behalf of our members, the patients they treat, and the science they research. Though our work in 2021 remained virtual, we successfully advocated for our policy priorities and raised the visibility of the value of endocrinology and endocrine research. Let’s look back at some of our wins from this year....
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Failure to Reach Long-Term Budget Deal Disrupts Biomedical Research

Endocrine Society calls for $46.4 billion in NIH appropriations. Congress missed an opportunity to secure long-term funding for life-saving medical research in the midst of the pandemic. Congress averted a government shutdown by passing a two-month-long Continuing Resolution (CR), but it only provides temporary funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other government...
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Grants Available for Early-Career Scientists Focusing on Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes Research Connection announces grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 for early-career scientists focused on type 1 diabetes research from those seeing funding for research aimed at finding a cure, prevention, and treatments.   Diabetes Research Connection (DRC), a 501(c)(3) that connects early-career scientists and donors to fund research projects aimed at prevention, cure, and better care...
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Endocrine Society Discusses ARPA-H with Congress, NIH, and OSTP

When President Joe Biden’s budget for fiscal year 2022 was introduced this summer, many biomedical research advocates took note of a new line item that would direct $6.5 billion over three years to a new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to be housed at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). While we were...