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A bill calling for a $2 billion boost to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget was approved by a Senate panel last month, setting the stage for the organization’s largest raise in 12 years.
President Barack Obama had asked Congress to add $1 billion, and the House of Representatives has already voted to add an additional $100 million on top of that.
Additionally, the Senate bill is calling for a dramatic increase in Alzheimer’s research funding, via a 25 percent increase for the National Institute on Aging, according to a report in Science Magazine.
The final bill, approved by both the House and Senate, will likely include a budget increase between $1.1 billion and $2 billion.