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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
| Name: | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
| Description: | The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) is one of the Institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Established in 1988, NIDCD is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. The Institute also conducts and supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health promotion; addresses special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with people who have communication impairments or disorders; and supports efforts to create devices which substitute for lost and impaired sensory and communication function.
It is estimated that more than 46 million people in the United States suffer some form of disordered communication. NIDCD has focused national attention on disorders of human communication and has contributed to advances in biomedical and behavioral research that will improve the lives of millions of individuals with communication disorders. NIDCD has made important contributions to the body of knowledge needed to help those who experience communication disorders and to advance research in all aspects of human communication. NIDCD accomplishes its mandate through the Division of Intramural Research, which conducts research in laboratories at the NIH, and the Extramural Research Program, a program of research grants, career development awards, individual and institutional research training awards, center grants, and contracts to public and private research institutions and organizations. As a whole, the Institute supports and conducts approximately 600 research projects. The Institute also conducts and supports research and research training in disease prevention and health promotion and the special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with people having communication impairments and disorders. |
| Synonym(s): | National Institute on Deafness Other Communication Disorders |
| Is part of: | National Institutes of Health, Resource:NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research |
| Keywords: | Funding, Grant, Training, Award, Hearing, Balance, Smell, Taste, Voice, Speech, Language |
| Abbreviation: | NIDCD |
| Super-category: | Government granting agency |
| URL: | http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/ |
| Id: | nlx_inv_1005114 |
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| Twitter Handle: @NIDCD
| Abbrev | NIDCD + |
| CurationStatus | curated + |
| DefiningCitation | http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/ + |
| Definition | The National Institute on Deafness and Oth … The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) is one of the Institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Established in 1988, NIDCD is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. The Institute also conducts and supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health promotion; addresses special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with people who have communication impairments or disorders; and supports efforts to create devices which substitute for lost and impaired sensory and communication function.
It is estimated that more than 46 million people in the United States suffer some form of disordered communication. NIDCD has focused national attention on disorders of human communication and has contributed to advances in biomedical and behavioral research that will improve the lives of millions of individuals with communication disorders. NIDCD has made important contributions to the body of knowledge needed to help those who experience communication disorders and to advance research in all aspects of human communication. NIDCD accomplishes its mandate through the Division of Intramural Research, which conducts research in laboratories at the NIH, and the Extramural Research Program, a program of research grants, career development awards, individual and institutional research training awards, center grants, and contracts to public and private research institutions and organizations. As a whole, the Institute supports and conducts approximately 600 research projects. The Institute also conducts and supports research and research training in disease prevention and health promotion and the special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with people having communication impairments and disorders. n, and treatment of voice disorders. |
| Id | nlx_inv_1005114 + |
| Is part of | National Institutes of Health +, and Resource:NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research + |
| Keywords | Funding +, Grant +, Training +, Award +, Hearing +, Balance +, Smell +, Taste +, Voice +, Speech +, and Language + |
| Label | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders + |
| ModifiedDate | 5 December 2012 + |
| SuperCategory | Government granting agency + |
| Synonym | National Institute on Deafness Other Communication Disorders + |
| NIDCD + |