The budget of the National Institutes of Health doubled between 1998 and 2003, but has risen more slowly than inflation since then.

1998年至2003年间，美国国家卫生研究院的预算翻了一番，但此后的增长速度比通货膨胀更慢。

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The National Institutes of Health last year spent $5.2 billion, nearly 20 percent of its total budget, on brain-related projects, according to the Society for Neuroscience.

神经科学协会称，国立卫生研究院（NIH）去年在脑相关科学上面花费52亿美元，将近其总预算的20％。

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The American Society of Clinical Oncology has asked for a nearly 7 percent increase in the National Institutes of Health budget.

美国临床肿瘤学协会已经向美国国家卫生研究院申请近7%的预算增长。

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That will still be among the largest research budgets in the drug business, and a third of the total budget of the National Institutes of Health.

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As for the kinky stuff, Mr Robinson is referring to Mr Miller's vote not to micromanage the National Institutes of Health's budget for research into sexually-transmitted diseases.

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What should be the top priority of the National Institutes of Health going forward and would you increase its funding given the budget constraints the nation faces?

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