Topic: National Institutes of Health

Will Obama's $5 Billion Pledge to NIH Boost Manufacturing and Construction Too?

Yesterday Obama pledged $5 billion toward biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the next two years. Ostensibly, this is in addition to the $10.4 billion that was allocated to NIH when the American ...READ»

Executives Under Stress During Stressful Times Need Executive Stress Solutions

Executive stress is real...Being stressed is not a reflection on your leadership abilities but not doing anything about it can negatively impact your focus, productivity & profit. READ»

The new NIH wish list

I just returned from the NIH where I was invited to lecture on translating science into therapies. I had presented my science there before and I was not quite sure how interesting they might find my broader perspective, which I had entitled: “The long course from ‘the Aha!’ to cures: can we do better – together?“READ»

The Even Newer Economy

Today I was writing a comment to one of the entreprenuerial evangelists on Facebook, when I also started to elaborate around the current crisis. Giving me a thought- Saying that this is a financial crisis is, as everyone might ...READ»

The Real Story Behind Bisphenol A

How a handful of consultants used Big Tobacco's tactics to sow doubt about science and hold off regulation of BPA, a chemical in hundreds of products that could be harming an entire generation.READ»

• Manufacturing Doubt in Product Defense
• How to Pass the BPA Test
• Infographic: The BPA in You

Should Creative Workers Use Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs?

If I drink a cup of coffee, I perk up, stay awake a bit longer, and (seemingly) think a bit faster. We call this tradition. If I take a modafinil (Provigil), I perk up, stay awake longer, and (measurably) think a bit faster. ...READ»

Are You Hyphen-ated Enough?

Bio-Informatic. Forensic-Auditor. Enviro-Psychologist. If you want your career to take off, make yourself a one-person, cross-functional team.READ»

Molly Matthews

President of the Matthews Media Group, Inc. Rockville, MarylandREAD»

Hospitality Executives Under Stress During Stressful Times Need Executive Stress Solutions

Executive stress is real, particularly true for executives in the hospitality industry... Here are some actions that you can take as an executive to reduce stress, stay focused stay present. READ»

Change Agents - Michael J. Fox and Deborah Brooks

Michael J. Fox isn't just another movie star promoting a pet cause. He and his colleague Deborah Brooks are reshaping the pace and logic of research devoted to curing Parkinson's disease.READ»

GlaxoSmithKline Signs $540 Million Deal for Nicotine Vaccine

Four years ago, the startup Nabi Biopharmaceuticals began testing a promising nicotine vaccine called NicVax with the aid of $4.1 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Earlier today, the vaccine received a booster ...READ»

Executives Under Stress During Stressful Times Need Executive Stress Solutions

Executives Under Stress During Stressful Times Need Executive  Stress Solutions  According to the National Institutes of Health, “people who feel more in control at their jobs tend to feel less stressed ...READ»

MDR-TB: A Healthcare Crisis of Our Own Design

What happens when innovation meets with the messy reality of domains like public health?READ»

A Pill With Brains

Swallow hard: Here's a nanotech biosensor that will monitor our bodies from the inside.READ»

Government Experimenting With Identity Technologies

Yesterday the United States Government in collaboration with industry announced a few pilot projects using emerging open identity technologies for citizens to use when interacting with government sites. This is part of the The Obama administration's open government memorandum calling for transparency participation, collaboration more real.READ»

"Change or Die," the Book, and Resolutions

I'm excited to let you know that I've expanded my May 2005 Fast Company cover story into a full-length book, "Change or Die," which goes on sale today in U.S. bookstores. I'll be blogging about "Change or Die" throughout the week. ...READ»

All the President's Men ... Are Going Dotcom

Talent from all around the Beltway is driving toward Washington's high-tech industry.READ»

The New Family Ecosystem

Accompanying any societal revolution is a fundamental change in the structure of the family that reflects the market's new dynamics. Like the industrial age, the digital age is ushering in a profound change in society that will affect ...READ»

Change Management: Outsourcing's Dark Shadow Looms on Indian Society

Outsourcing is creating ripples – not just in global business, but in the social fabric of India. As more Indian youth turn to outsourcing work, a relatively easy career option, cracks are beginning to show in youth culture and ...READ»

MDR-TB: Is Innovation Within Reach?

As a participant in the recent Pacific Health Summit, I was struck by the bold talk of innovative approaches to addressing the global threat of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). And yet few of the projects that were ...READ»

• Robert Fabricant's Design4Impact blog

Stress: What You and Your Boss Can Do About It

We all hear about how the fast pace of life today, and how economic pressures have increased stress levels. While the bad news about stress is familiar to most of us, the good news about stress is rarely heard.READ»

The Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren't Disease-Free

When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens.READ»

The (Life) Science of War

Sun Tzu wrote "The Art of War." Now the threat of smallpox and other forms of bioterrorism has unleashed the next generation of conflict. Welcome to the science of war.READ»

New Leaders, New Agenda

These six leaders stepped into their top jobs at a time of enormous challenge. Here's what each of them has to say about their approach to passing today's tough test and setting the agenda for the future.READ»

Health and the Profit Motive

Victoria Hale creates the country's first nonprofit pharmaceutical company.READ»