National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke information
Department of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Abbreviation
NINDS
Formation
1950
Type
U.S. government agency
Legal status
Active
Purpose
"NINDS conducts and supports research on brain and nervous system disorders."[1]
Headquarters
Bethesda, Maryland
Region served
United States
Official language
English
Director
Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D.
Parent organization
National Institutes of Health
Affiliations
United States Public Health Service
Website
ninds.nih.gov
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). It conducts and funds research on brain and nervous system disorders and has a budget of just over US$2.03 billion.[2] The mission of NINDS is "to reduce the burden of neurological disease—a burden borne by every age group, every segment of society, and people all over the world".[3] NINDS has established two major branches for research: an extramural branch that funds studies outside the NIH, and an intramural branch that funds research inside the NIH. Most of NINDS' budget goes to fund extramural research. NINDS' basic science research focuses on studies of the fundamental biology of the brain and nervous system, genetics, neurodegeneration, learning and memory, motor control, brain repair, and synapses. NINDS also funds clinical research related to diseases and disorders of the brain and nervous system, e.g. AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury.
Established in 1950 by the U. S. Congress as the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness to help handle the casualties of World War II, NINDS grew along with the NIH. During the 1950s and 1960s, NINDS and the NIH had strong Congressional support and received significant appropriations. However, this funding declined in 1968.[citation needed]
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