Author: National Academies of Sciences

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affect millions of Americans each year, causing symptoms that can be debilitating and long-lasting and resulting in ...

The convergence of imaging, pathology, and laboratory testing data, augmented with information technology, is referred to as integrated diagnostics...

The United States is an important food producer globally, in part because of its abundance of agriculturally productive soils. However, management ...

The ocean is central to the health of the planet and the well-being of human societies, but ongoing depletion, disruption, and pollution threaten i...

Patients living with and beyond cancer often require care from a wide range of clinicians as they navigate cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivo...

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a critical part of infection prevention and health care worker (HCW) protection. The COVID-19 pandemic revea...

Childhood cancer is an area of oncology that has seen both remarkable progress as well as substantial continuing challenges. While survival rates f...

Active remote sensing is the principal tool used to study and to predict short- and long-term changes in the environment of Earth - the atmosphere,...

The sea ice surrounding Antarctica has increased in extent and concentration from the late 1970s, when satellite-based measurements began, until 20...

The US Department of Defense (DOD) is faced with an overwhelming task in evaluating chemicals that could potentially pose a threat to its deployed ...

Since its creation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2007, the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Dispa...

Planetary protection is a guiding principle in the design of an interplanetary mission, aiming to prevent biological contamination of both the targ...

Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient's health problem and informs subsequent health...

The United States' tradition of conserving fish, wildlife, habitats, and cultural resources dates to the mid-19th century. States have long sought ...

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2015-2030 strive for a world that is just, equitable, and inclusive, in which everyone receive...

Students who participate in scientific research as undergraduates report gaining many benefits from the experience. However, undergraduate research...

The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a 1-day public workshop to explore the relationship between palliative care and he...

Companies today are operating in a more complex and competitive environment where traditional models for doing business are no longer sufficient an...

The central purpose of all research is to create new knowledge. In the geographical sciences this is driven by a desire to create new knowledge abo...

Advances in trauma care have accelerated over the past decade, spurred by the significant burden of injury from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. B...

Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders have a substantial impact on global health and well-being. Disorders such as depression, al...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been moving from volume-based, fee-for-service payment to value-based payment (VBP), wh...

Research universities are critical contributors to our national research enterprise. They are the principal source of a world-class labor force and...

Universal health coverage (UHC) has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a key element in reducing social inequality and a critical ...

Millions of women undergo screening mammography regularly with the hope of detecting breast cancer at an earlier and more curable stage. But the ab...

Today's knowledge economy is driven in large part by the nation's capacity to innovate. One of the defining features of the U.S. economy is a high ...

In 1982 the Census Bureau requested the Committee on National Statistics to establish a panel to suggest research and experiments, to recommend imp...

In 2013 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Population Health Improvement organized a workshop to discuss opportunities to foster a healt...

Traditional preclinical mouse models of cancer have been very useful for studying the biology of cancer, however they often lack key characteristic...

Diluted bitumen has been transported by pipeline in the United States for more than 40 years, with the amount increasing recently as a result of im...

In 2015, the Air Force Studies Board conducted a workshop, consisting of two data-gathering sessions, to review current research practices employed...

In April 2015, the Institute of Medicine convened a workshop to explore the potential uses of simulation and other types of modeling for the purpos...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines PM as a mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets comprising a number of comp...

Recent health care payment reforms aim to improve the alignment of Medicare payment strategies with goals to improve the quality of care provided, ...

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) began 40 years ago as a pilot program and has since grown to serv...

At the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has, sin...

The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP) works to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research...

In June 2016 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened the Workshop on Encryption and Mechanisms for Authorized Govern...

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide federal research and development fundi...

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is responsible for providing and maintaining the capabilities necessary to sustain a safe, secu...

Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies....

In August 2014, the committee on Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure convened a workshop to discuss issues related to applying mater...

Children with disabilities and complex medical and educational needs present a special challenge for policy makers and practitioners. These childre...

The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to u...

Recent health care payment reforms aim to improve the alignment of Medicare payment strategies with goals to improve the quality of care provided, ...

If the United States is to sustain its economic prosperity, quality of life, and global competitiveness, it must continue to have an abundance of s...

Fertility rates and population growth influence economic development. The marked declines in fertility seen in some developing nations have been ac...