Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Prescription Drug Charges
Prescription drug abuse is a high priority for local and federal law enforcement. Because prescription drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, officials are taking prescription drug crimes more seriously now than ever. This means if you are caught with a prescription drug charge, you could be facing serious […]
NIH Proposes Multibillion Dollar Increase in Funding for BRAIN Initiative
Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) called for $4.5 billion in new federal funding over 10 years—beginning in Fiscal 2016—for research as part of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, a White House-sponsored research effort announced by President Obama last year. This would quadruple the initial budget for the multiyear […]
Project Aims To Develop Implant Chip To Treat Psychiatric Disorders.
In continuing coverage, the Washington Times (5/28, Chumley) reports that “Boston researchers are set to launch a five-year, $30 million brain implant project based on President Obama’s ‘BRAIN’ initiative – an ambitious Department of Defense project that is aimed at helping combat veterans deal with the mental injuries and stresses of battlefield deployments.” According to the Times, […]










