Tag: National Institutes

U.S. high court won’t review federal embryonic stem cell funds

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a challenge to federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research brought by two researchers who said the U.S. National Institutes of Health rules on such studies violate federal law. The decision brings an end to a lawsuit that had threatened to hamper stem cell research after a district court judge blocked the taxpayer funding in 2010. But some observers expected the Supreme Court would decline the take the case after an appeals court ruled that the funding could continue. U.S. …

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Most teens with mental disorders not on meds: study

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite concerns that too many U.S. youth use prescription psychiatric drugs, a new study suggests just one in seven teens with a mental disorder has been prescribed medication, and far fewer without a diagnosis are on treatment. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which funded the study, said there was “no compelling evidence for either misuse or overuse of psychotropic medications,” which include stimulants for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), antidepressants and antipsychotics. …

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