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Ever tried to eat just one potato chip, or take just one bite of chocolate cake? It may feel impossible. A little nibble triggers an urge to eat more. Some people feel driven to keep eating to the point where the food’s no longer enjoyable. You know the resulting weight gain will harm your health. So why do you keep eating when it’s not in your best interest?

Most people feel dizzy now and then. Kids, like adults, may occasionally feel lightheaded or unsteady. But if such feelings repeat or interfere with everyday life, it could be a sign of a balance disorder.

ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It’s also called Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS attacks motor neurons, the nerve cells responsible for regulating “voluntary” muscles that we’re aware of controlling, such as those in our arms, legs, and face. As these motor neurons degenerate or die, they stop sending signals to muscles. Unable to function, the muscles gradually weaken and waste away.

Es probable que haya oído hablar de la fibromialgia pero que no sepa de qué se trata. La fibromialgia es una enfermedad caracterizada por dolor a largo plazo (crónico) que afecta a 5 millones o más de estadounidenses de 18 años o más. Por razones desconocidas, la mayoría de las personas diagnosticadas con fibromialgia son mujeres, si bien los hombres y los niños también pueden verse afectados. Las personas con determinados trastornos, como la artritis reumatoide o el lupus, también pueden desarrollar fibromialgia, lo que podría afectar el curso de su enfermedad y el tratamiento.

Una cantidad cada vez mayor de personas que quieren ser padres recurren a los tratamientos de infertilidad para tener un bebé. Un nuevo estudio no encontró evidencia de que estos tratamientos causen algún tipo de retraso en el desarrollo. Los hallazgos pueden brindar cierta tranquilidad a los padres preocupados por los riesgos de salud a largo plazo de las terapias para la infertilidad.

Tratar de obtener un diagnóstico para una enfermedad desconcertante puede ser un proceso largo y frustrante. En el caso de enfermedades raras, dar con el diagnóstico puede llevar años. El Centro de Información sobre Enfermedades Genéticas y Raras (GARD por sus siglas en inglés) brinda información sobre miles de enfermedades raras, así como recursos para ayudar a dar con un diagnóstico y a encontrar los cuidados apropiados. Aprenda más sobre el GARD.

It's a major undertaking-preparing and submitting an NIH biomedical research grant application to support your research training needs or pursue your scientific research. This highly competitive endeavor can be subverted by poor planning, preparation, disorganization and lackluster presentation. The successful recipient allows ample time to plan, organize and write a grant application that competes well in the peer review process and ultimately earns funding.

Sharing scientific data accelerates biomedical research discovery, enhances research rigor and reproducibility, provides accessibility to high-value datasets, and promotes data reuse for future research studies. Under the NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy, investigators are empowered to choose the most appropriate methods for sharing scientific data. Learn more about methods for data sharing and selecting data repositories.

When NIH awards a grant, we are formalizing our partnership with the grantee to ensure compliance with federal laws, regulations and policies. This protects the integrity of the overall scientific endeavor. This page describes what happens between peer review through award for applicants whose applications have been deemed highly meritorious in the scientific peer review process.

The majority of competing applications now require electronic application submission. The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to which you are applying will identify whether you must submit electronically or use paper submission. Note that paper submissions require use of the PHS 398 application form, while electronic submission requires the SF424 (R&R) application.

Welcome to the NIH’s Financial Operations Website. On this page you will find the most recent information about NIH’s financial operations plans for the fiscal year, links to the financial management plans of NIH institutes and centers, and answers to frequently asked questions. We hope that you will find the information on this site helpful.

Learn about the steps required for an application to proceed from planning and submission through to award and closeout. Drill down to learn more about each step in the process for guidance that can maximize your understanding of the grants process and help you submit a successful grant application. VIDEO OVERVIEW: NIH Grants Process Grants Process Overview (PDF, 908 KB).

By accepting a grant award, recipients agree to comply with the requirements in the NIH Grants Policy Statement unless the notice of award states otherwise. Specific policy topic pages listed below expand upon this resource to provide additional context and resources.

Publicizing the outcomes of NIH-funded projects and communicating the role of NIH support in biomedical research improves public understanding of how we, the biomedical research community as a whole, are working to improve human health.

NIH advertises availability of grant support through funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). Search for an FOA specific to your area of interest, or apply to one of our generic parent announcements.