 |
 |
HOME |
National Institutes of Health |
|
Back to Top |
The
National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the world's foremost biomedical research
centers, is a government agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
NIH is comprised of 28 separate components, many of which provide reliable, up-to-date and
authoritative health information free of charge.
NIH seeks to uncover new scientific knowledge that will lead to better health
for everyone. NIH conducts research in its own laboratories; supports the research of
non-federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research
institutions; helps train biomedical researchers; and distributes biomedical information
to physicians, patients, the press and the general public.
About 11 percent of the NIH's budget funds the more than 2,000
projects conducted in the agency's own laboratories, most of which are located in
Bethesda, Maryland. Other sites include North Carolina, Montana and Arizona.
NIH distributes more than 81 percent of its dollars through
grants and contracts supporting research and training in more than 1,700 institutions
throughout the United States and abroad. About 35,000 research projects outside the
agency's own laboratories currently receive NIH funding.
More than 100 scientists who worked at NIH or
received NIH support have won Nobel Prizes for achievements as diverse as deciphering the
genetic code and learning what causes hepatitis. Five of these Nobelists were NIH's own
scientists.
The following list details information on each of the major
topics covered by the NIH centers, institutes or divisions. |
Back to Top
Back to Top
Back to Top
Back to Top
Back to Top
Back to Top
Back to Top
|
| Cancer |
Eye |
| Heart, Lung, Blood |
Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
| Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Skin Diseases |
Child Health, Human Development |
| Dental Research |
Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases |
| Environmental Health Sciences |
General Medical Sciences |
| Mental Health |
Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
| Nursing Research |
Aging |
| Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism |
Deafness, Communication Disorders |
| Drug Abuse |
Clinical Center |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) — Information is available with
respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer and the continuing
care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. |
NCI Office
of Cancer Communications
Building 31, Room 10A50
Bethesda, MD 20892
1-800-422-6237 (800-4-CANCER)
TTY Phone: 800-332-8615
www.nci.nih.gov |
| National Eye
Institute (NEI) — Information is available with respect to the cause, natural
history, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye and visual system,
and in related fields (including visual impairment and its rehabilitation). |
NEI
Information Office
Building 31, Room 6A32
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301)496-5248
www.nei.nih.gov |
| National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) — Information
is available with respect to diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs and blood; sleep
disorders; and blood resources management. |
NHLBI
Education Programs Information Center
PO Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824
1-800-575-WELL or (301) 251-1222
www.nhlbi.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
— Information is available on allergic, immunologic and infectious diseases.
Literature on AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, Lyme disease, other bacterial and viral
diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, asthma and allergic diseases, transplantation, TB,
vaccine development, etc. |
NIAID
Office of Communications
Building 31, Room 7A50
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-5717
AIDS clinical trials: 1-800-TRIALS A
AIDS treatment information service: 1-800-448-0440
www.niaid.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
(NIAMS) — Information is available on a number of chronic, disabling
conditions of the joints, muscles, bones and skin. Literature is available on
osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, muscle disease, osteoporosis, Paget's disease,
Fibromyalgia, back disorders, gout, psoriasis, ichthyosis, vitiligo, lupus, low back pain,
repetitive motion syndrome, etc. |
NIAMS
Information Office
Building 31, Room 4C05
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-8188
Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disorders National Resource Center: 1-800-624-BONE or (202)
223-0034
www.niams.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
— Information is available with respect to the reproductive, neurobiologic,
developmental and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children,
adults, families and populations. |
NICHD
Building 31, Room 2A34
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-5133
www.nichd.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR) — Information
is available with respect to oral health as well as oral and craniofacial conditions
(mouth and teeth). |
NIDR
Information Office
Building 31, Room 2C35
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 402-7364
www.nidr.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
— Information regarding metabolic diseases such as diabetes, inborn errors of
metabolism, digestive diseases, nutrition, urology and renal disease and hematology. |
NIDDK
Information Office
Building 31, Room 9A04
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-3583
Nat. Diabetes Outreach Program 1-800-438-5383
Nat. Diabetes Info. Clearinghouse (301) 654-3810
Nat. Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (301_ 654-3810
Nat. Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (301) 654-4415
www.niddk.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) —
Information regarding environmental exposures that may affect human illness and
dysfunction. NIEHS also supports efforts to identify hazardous environmental agents before
they are released into the environment. |
NIEHS
Building 101, B242
PO Box 12233
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
1-800-643-4794
(919) 541-3345 |
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) —
Supports basic biomedical research that is not targeted to specific diseases or disorders,
but that increases understanding of life processes and helps increase our knowledge about
the mechanisms involved in certain diseases. In recognition of the significance of their
work, a number of NIGMS grantees have received Nobel Prizes and other high scientific
honors. |
NIGMS
Building 45, Room 3AS43
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-7301
www.nigms.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) — Information is
available on brain research, mental illness and mental health. Materials on disorders of
the brain, understanding the brain and understanding mental illness are available. |
NIMH
Information Resources and Inquiries Branch
Room 7C-02
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-4513
Depression information: 1-800-421-4211
Panic information: 1-800-64-PANIC
www.nimh.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
— Information is available on neurological disorders and stroke, head and spinal cord
injuries, tumors of the central nervous system, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,
Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease), chronic headaches and back pain. |
NINDS
Information Office
Building 31, Room 8A16
Bethesda, MD 20892
1-800-352-9424
(301) 496-5751
www.ninds.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) — NINR seeks to
reduce the burden of illness and disability by understanding and easing the effects of
acute and chronic illness. NINR seeks to improve health-related quality of life by
preventing or delaying the onset of disease or to improve clinical environments by testing
interventions that influence patient health and reduce costs and demand for care. |
NINR
Building 31, Room 5B13
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-0207
www.ninr.nih.gov |
| National Institute on Aging (NIA) — Information is available on
the aging process and diseases and other special problems and needs of the aged. NIA is
the lead agency in federal efforts on Alzheimer's disease. |
NIA Public
Information Office
Building 31, Room 5C27
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-1752
1-800-222-2225
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center: 1-800-438-4380
www.nia.nih.gov |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) —
Information is available related to alcohol abuse, alcoholism and alcohol-related
problems. |
NIAAA
Willco Building, Suite 409
6000 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7003
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 443-3860
National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information: 1-800-729-6686
www.niaaa.nih.gov |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
— Information on disorders of hearing and other communication processes, including
diseases affecting hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language. |
NIDCD
Information Office
Building 31, Room 3C25
Bethesda, MD 20892
1-800-241-1044
(301) 496-7243
TTD/TTY: 1-800-241-1055
www.nidcd.nih.gov |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) — Information on the
biological, social, behavioral and neuroscientific bases of drug abuse as well as its
causes, prevention, consequences and treatment. |
NIDA
Public Information Branch
Room 10A39
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
1-800-729-6686
(301) 443-1124
www.nida.nih.gov |
| Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center — This federally
funded biomedical research facility is the research hospital for the NIH and supports
clinical investigations conducted by the institutes. The Clinical Center, the world's
largest hospital devoted to clinical investigation, is specially designed to bring
patient-care facilities close to research labs to that findings of basic and clinical
scientists can be moved quickly from labs to the treatment of patients. |
Office of
Clinical Center Communications - NIH
Building 10, Room 1C255
10 Center Drive, MSC 1170
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-2563
www.cc.nih.gov
|
|
|