PCORI

The American Heart Association and PCORI are excited to announce a major step in a multiyear partnership to identify and fund cardiovascular health research that will make a difference in patients’ lives.

One in three American adults is at risk for kidney disease. The problem already affects 30 million American adults, 90 percent of whom don’t know they have it. The National Kidney Foundation’s sole focus is to address those daunting statistics. NKF leads the charge in increasing awareness about...

Receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be frightening. I know firsthand—I was diagnosed in 2013 shortly after I turned 29, and after experiencing symptoms such as numbness, tingling and vertigo. I learned I had lesions on my brain and spinal cord. When I found out I had MS, I felt lost,...

Peer review—independent assessment by recognized experts—is central to the research process, from deciding which study proposals to fund to evaluating articles for publication in scientific journals. At PCORI, our authorizing law requires the completed research we fund to undergo peer review, which...