A Closer Look

U.S. House of Representatives Expected to Approve FDA Legislation

Legislation to Expedite Drug Approval Process Moving Forward

Today, we expect the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee to pass and send along to the full House for its approval legislation that will impact the Parkinson's community. More »

New $20 Million NIH Program Aims to Uncover New Uses for Existing Drugs

NIH's Translational Science Institute Creates New Program To "Teach Old Drugs New Tricks"

-- The initiative, Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules, matches researchers with a selection of pharmaceutical industry compounds to help scientists explore new treatments for patients --

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today a new $20 million grant program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate whether existing drug compounds can be used to treat diseases and illnesses other than those they were originally developed to treat.  At today's press conference, Sebelius said the program is designed to "see if we can teach old drugs new tricks." More »

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