'Transdisciplinary' Research Needed to Understand Determinants of Health
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August 16 -- A shift from research conducted within individual disciplines to projects that engage investigators from a range of fields is needed to capitalize on expanding knowledge of how genetic, social, and environmental factors interact to influence health, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. The National Institutes of Health and academic research centers should revise their funding and reward mechanisms to support this type of research.
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