National Institute of Neurological Disorders
One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NINDS’s mission is to “support and conduct research and research training on the normal structure and function of the nervous system and on the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 600 nervous system disorders including stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, head and spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s disease, and brain tumors.”
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- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NIDA’s mission is to “lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction through support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines and rapid and effective dissemination of results of that research to improve drug […]