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</div> <aside class="l-region l-region--sidebar-first"> <nav id="block-menu-block-27" role="navigation" class="block block--menu-block subnav block--menu-block-27"> <h3 class="block__title"><a href="/about-nih/what-we-do/impact-nih-research" title="Impact of NIH Research" class="active-trail active">Impact of NIH Research</a></h3> <div class="menu-block-wrapper menu-block-27 menu-name-main-menu parent-mlid-615 menu-level-1"> <ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf has-children menu-mlid-18121"><a href="/about-nih/what-we-do/impact-nih-research/improving-health">Improving Health</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-18171"><a href="/about-nih/what-we-do/impact-nih-research/revolutionizing-science">Revolutionizing Science</a></li> <li class="leaf has-children menu-mlid-18206"><a href="/about-nih/what-we-do/impact-nih-research/serving-society">Serving Society</a></li> <li class="last leaf menu-mlid-13946"><a href="/about-nih/what-we-do/impact-nih-research/our-stories">Our Stories</a></li> </ul></div> </nav> </aside> <div class="l-content-wrapper"> <div class="l-content" role="main"> <a id="main-content"></a> <div id="block-bean-impact-of-nih-research-landing" class="block block--bean block--bean-impact-of-nih-research-landing" id="block-bean-impact-of-nih-research-landing" class="block block--bean block--bean-impact-of-nih-research-landing"> <div class="content" class="block__content"> <div about="/block/impact-of-nih-research---landing" class="ds-1col entity entity-bean bean-basic-block view-mode-default clearfix"> <div class="callout callout-no-content"> <div class="callout-image-header callout-image-header--2col"> <div class="callout-image-header-content"> <h3>Spotlight:</h3> <p>NIH policy ensures that women are included in research to advance health research for all.</p> <p><a class="button-link" href="/about-nih/what-we-do/impact-nih-research/revolutionizing-science/research-all" title="Sex as a Biological Variable">More »</a></p> </div> <div class="callout-image-header-image"><div class="media media-element-container media-featured_media"><div class="ds-1col file file-image file-image-jpeg view-mode-featured_media clearfix"> <picture title="Sex as a Biological Variable" class="media-element">  <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-large-extra/public/about-nih/impact/research-all--sex-biological-variable.jpg?itok=voq58onN&timestamp=1675110819 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 1100px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-large/public/about-nih/impact/research-all--sex-biological-variable.jpg?itok=DMosjEsn&timestamp=1675110819 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 960px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/impact/research-all--sex-biological-variable.jpg?itok=zUcLn57Z&timestamp=1675110819 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 800px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-medium-small/public/about-nih/impact/research-all--sex-biological-variable.jpg?itok=7e-KG0-1&timestamp=1675110819 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 600px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-small/public/about-nih/impact/research-all--sex-biological-variable.jpg?itok=qAelTb7x&timestamp=1675110819 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 480px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media__breakpoint-tiny_/public/about-nih/impact/research-all--sex-biological-variable.jpg?itok=fnQR0CGy&timestamp=1675110819 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 0)"></source>  <img class="media-element" src="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/impact/research-all--sex-biological-variable.jpg?itok=zUcLn57Z&timestamp=1675110819" alt="Illustration of chromosomes in the shape of an X and DNA double helix." title="Sex as a Biological Variable" /> </picture></div> </div></div> </div> </div> <p>NIH works to turn scientific discoveries into better health for all. As the largest public funder of biomedical and behavioral research in the world, NIH is the driving force behind decades of advances that <strong>improve health</strong>, <strong>revolutionize science</strong>, and <strong>serve society</strong> more broadly.</p> <p>Evidence of the varied, long-term impacts of NIH activities comes from a variety of sources, ranging from studies on specific health topics, to broader analyses of NIH as a whole. Explore the sections below to discover more about how NIH provides value for the public’s investment.</p> <div class="callout"> <div class="teaser-list-landing"> <div class="teaser-clickable teaser-landing"> <div class="teaser-thumbnail"><div class="media media-element-container media-floated_media"><div class="ds-1col file file-image file-image-jpeg view-mode-floated_media clearfix"> <picture title="Composite graphic of health-focused imagery" class="media-element">  <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-large/public/about-nih/impact/improving-health-collage.jpg?itok=Chag90te&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 960px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/impact/improving-health-collage.jpg?itok=172PSs8E&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 800px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-medium-small/public/about-nih/impact/improving-health-collage.jpg?itok=waHn765J&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 600px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-small/public/about-nih/impact/improving-health-collage.jpg?itok=lnRcYcMY&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 480px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-tiny/public/about-nih/impact/improving-health-collage.jpg?itok=VUwZqE3u&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 0)"></source>  <img class="media-element" src="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/impact/improving-health-collage.jpg?itok=172PSs8E&timestamp=1674591064" alt="Composite graphic of health-focused imagery, with four groups of people in each of the four corners of the image surrounding a heartbeat monitor." title="Composite graphic of health-focused imagery" /> </picture></div> </div></div> <h3 class="teaser-title"><a href="/about-nih/what-we-do/impact-nih-research/improving-health">Improving Health</a></h3> <p class="teaser-description">Discoveries emerging from NIH-supported research have led to new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat illness, ultimately improving the health of the nation and the world.</p> </div> <div class="teaser-clickable teaser-landing"> <div class="teaser-thumbnail"><div class="media media-element-container media-floated_media"><div class="ds-1col file file-image file-image-jpeg view-mode-floated_media clearfix"> <picture title="Composite graphic of biomedical research imagery" class="media-element">  <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-large/public/about-nih/impact/revolutionizing-science-collage.jpg?itok=PRRlnR1s&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 960px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/impact/revolutionizing-science-collage.jpg?itok=_kZLd3Rz&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 800px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-medium-small/public/about-nih/impact/revolutionizing-science-collage.jpg?itok=Uwprkpk9&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 600px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-small/public/about-nih/impact/revolutionizing-science-collage.jpg?itok=bhmafdTD&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 480px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-tiny/public/about-nih/impact/revolutionizing-science-collage.jpg?itok=4oQSFdLU&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 0)"></source>  <img class="media-element" src="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/impact/revolutionizing-science-collage.jpg?itok=_kZLd3Rz&timestamp=1674591064" alt="Composite graphic of biomedical research imagery. This includes a brain, molecular and cellular structures, binary code, a petri dish, and scientists in lab coats with test tubes." title="Composite graphic of biomedical research imagery" /> </picture></div> </div></div> <h3 class="teaser-title"><a href="/about-nih/what-we-do/impact-nih-research/revolutionizing-science">Revolutionizing Science</a></h3> <p class="teaser-description">NIH fuels the biomedical research enterprise—cultivating world-class scientists and catalyzing new scientific fields, tools, and resources that have changed how science is done.</p> </div> <div class="teaser-clickable teaser-landing"> <div class="teaser-thumbnail"><div class="media media-element-container media-floated_media"><div class="ds-1col file file-image file-image-jpeg view-mode-floated_media clearfix"> <picture title="Composite graphic of imagery representing society" class="media-element">  <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-large/public/about-nih/impact/serving-society-collage.jpg?itok=zJtQYhmu&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 960px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/impact/serving-society-collage.jpg?itok=08HRcWfK&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 800px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-medium-small/public/about-nih/impact/serving-society-collage.jpg?itok=DjcBTb5i&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 600px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-small/public/about-nih/impact/serving-society-collage.jpg?itok=0snPZbNY&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 480px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-tiny/public/about-nih/impact/serving-society-collage.jpg?itok=Ikyzv8JD&timestamp=1674591064 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 0)"></source>  <img class="media-element" src="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/floated_media_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/impact/serving-society-collage.jpg?itok=08HRcWfK&timestamp=1674591064" alt="Composite graphic of imagery representing society. This includes a crowd of people in the center, surrounded by images of a stock ticker, percentages, arrows and graphs." title="Composite graphic of imagery representing society" /> </picture></div> </div></div> <h3 class="teaser-title"><a href="/about-nih/what-we-do/impact-nih-research/serving-society">Serving Society</a></h3> <p class="teaser-description">NIH-supported research leads to improvements in health that can bolster the economy, improve productivity, and reduce the costly burden of illness. NIH funding also supports jobs and innovations that advance the biotechnology sector.</p> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="ds-1col view view-taxonomy-term view-id-taxonomy_term view-display-id-page view-dom-id-96f1f2f276c5adee6635f4f5b0fa550c view-mode-default clearfix"> <div class="view view-nih-term-view view-id-nih_term_view view-display-id-page view-dom-id-cf97d98fc621f937e1db34be83d97644"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="block-bean-impact-of-nih-research-our-sto" class="block block--bean block--bean-impact-of-nih-research-our-sto" id="block-bean-impact-of-nih-research-our-sto" class="block block--bean block--bean-impact-of-nih-research-our-sto"> <div class="content" class="block__content"> <div about="/block/impact-of-nih-research---our-sto" class="ds-1col entity entity-bean bean-basic-block view-mode-default clearfix"> <div class="callout"> <div class="grid-25-75-column"> <div class="media-border"><div class="media media-element-container media-feature_teaser"><div id="file-74546" class="file file-image file-image-jpeg"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/impact/asthma-case-study-spread-screenshot.jpg">asthma-case-study-spread-screenshot.jpg</a></h2> <div class="content"> <picture title="Screenshot of the asthma case study" class="media-element">  <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/feature_teaser_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/impact/asthma-case-study-spread-screenshot.jpg?itok=Dd1Rr485&timestamp=1680636061 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 800px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/feature_teaser_breakpoint-medium-small/public/about-nih/impact/asthma-case-study-spread-screenshot.jpg?itok=HAP-cEAI&timestamp=1680636061 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 600px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/feature_teaser_breakpoint-small/public/about-nih/impact/asthma-case-study-spread-screenshot.jpg?itok=ciAhhBrC&timestamp=1680636061 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 480px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/feature_teaser_breakpoint-tiny/public/about-nih/impact/asthma-case-study-spread-screenshot.jpg?itok=Ykj1_JNZ&timestamp=1680636061 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 0)"></source>  <img class="media-element" src="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/feature_teaser_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/impact/asthma-case-study-spread-screenshot.jpg?itok=Dd1Rr485&timestamp=1680636061" alt="Screenshot of the asthma case study" title="Screenshot of the asthma case study" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div></div> <div> <h3><a href="/about-nih/what-we-do/impact-nih-research/our-stories">Our Stories</a></h3> <p>The knowledge produced by NIH-supported research can take many years and pass through many stages on its pathway toward improving health. 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