Archives for January 2014

Carmel Coloring in Soda May Contain Potential Carcinogen

The dark-brown coloring of many soft drinks contains a chemical that Consumer Reports warns may contain a potential carcinogen.

Glass cola

2013: Terrible Year for Great Ideas in Biomedical Research

A recent analysis shows that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget, adjusted for inflation, was $6 billion less in 2013 than it was ten years ago, and the number of research grants awarded by the NIH has fallen to the lowest level in 15 years.

Funding down

The NIH and NFL Tackle Concussion Research

The NIH recently announced eight research projects to study traumatic brain injury, funded largely by a donation from the NFL.

NIH NFL brain injuries

No Sympathy for Biomedical Research in Omnibus Bill

The omnibus budget deal approved by House and Senate appropriations committees last week only partially restores biomedical research funds cut by the sequestration.

Us Capitol Building

Obama: Marijuana No More Dangerous than Alcohol

In a series of interviews with The New Yorker, President Barack Obama said he thinks marijuana use is no more dangerous than alcohol.

Obama and marijuana