The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the cancellation of the National Children's Study (NCS), a plan controversial and long-delayed follow the health of 100,000 US children from birth to 21 years, director Francis Collins NIH announced this morning.
motion follows the release this morning of a report of a working group set up by the Advisory Committee of the NIH Director, which concluded "the NCS, as currently presented, n is not possible. "
" I accept the ACD conclusions that the NCS is not possible, "Collins said in a statement." I am disappointed that this study failed to achieve its objectives . Yet, I am optimistic that other approaches will answer important research questions. "
" I agree with the report's conclusions that research on the links between environment and the health and development of children is necessary and that the specific research in this field should be launched within the scientific community, use the mechanisms that can evolve with science, employing the use of a growing number of clinical research networks, and capitalize on the advances in research and technology that have developed since the beginning of the study. NIH will consider alternative approaches defined in the report, in consultation with the wider scientific community. "
The NCS has long been a debate about its design, objectives, and cost, which some experts have predicted could reach $ 1.5 billion . Collins had put the study on hold after a series of tests on the outside, and earlier this week the Congress issued a 2015 spending plan called for the redistribution of funds for NCS to other programs if NIH has decided not to go ahead with the project.
later from science Jocelyn Kaiser Insider, who covered the meeting this morning.
0 Komentar