NIH Announces New Guide to Combat Diabetes

The National Institutes of Health has announced a new strategic plan to guide diabetes-related research over the next decade.

A new strategic plan to guide diabetes-related research over the next decade was announced by the National Institutes of Health. The plan, developed by a federal work group led by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), identifies research opportunities with the greatest potential to benefit the millions of Americans who are living with or at risk for diabetes and its complications.

"By setting priorities and identifying the most compelling research opportunities, the strategic plan will guide NIH, other federal agencies and the investigative community in efforts to improve diabetes treatments and identify ways to keep more people healthy," said NIDDK Director Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D.

The plan, Advances and Emerging Opportunit