IT’S DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN The Coalition for the Life Sciences (CLS) and the over 60,000 biomedical scientists it represents are concerned about a recent, ideologically motivated, and ill-informed
FY11 Budget Agreement Congress narrowly averted shutting down the government on April 8 by finally agreeing to an FY11 budget. At the time of the pending shutdown, a gulf of
Dr. Friedman from the Rockefeller University briefs the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on “Leptin and the Biologic Basis of Obesity.” The real cause of obesity—it’s not gluttony—is genetics, or so
Dr. Bear from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology briefs the Congressional biomedical Research Caucus. He suggests that a specific class of drug already sitting on drug company shelves may help
Reps. Rush Holt (D-NJ), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), and Jackie Speier (D-CA) co-chairs of the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus are proud to announce the 2011 Caucus Presentation schedule. The Howard Hughes
In his State of the Union, President Obama spoke of the need to maintain America’s leadership in a rapidly changing world so that our economy is competitive – growing and
Dr. Peter Palese of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York briefs the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu): Where We Stand. For 40 years,
Watch Dr. Charmane Eastman of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago brief the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on The Science of Jet Lag and its Management. Dr. Eastman explains, using
Watch Dr. John Tisdale of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health brief the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on Stem Cells