National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are several institutes and centers devoted to enhancing health, lengthening life and reducing the burdens of illness and disability. The NIH is instrumental to fostering research that will protect and improve health in the United States. The NIH receives its funding directly from the U.S. Congress and is overseen by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. For more information see https://www.nih.gov