Research!America

Agriculture

Food Allergy
Summary: 12 million Americans have a food allergy.

Healthcare

Global Health
Summary: Infectious diseases are emerging and spreading geographically at the fastest pace in history.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Summary: More than 1 million Americans have chronic fatigue syndrome.

Injury
Summary: Injury is the number 1 killer of Americans age 1 to 44 and the third leading cause of death for all Americans.

Suicide
Summary: An American dies by suicide every 16 minutes.

Prematurity
Summary: One in eight babies is born prematurely in the U.S.

Parkinson's Disease
Summary: It is estimated that more than 1 million Americans have Parkinson’s disease.

Pictures of Health
Summary: There have been dramatic reductions in mortality from heart disease, stroke and certain types of cancer over the last 50 years. Advances in medical imaging are key in our ability to prevent, detect and treat these leading killers

Vision & Blindness
Summary: 3.6 million Americans age 40 and older are blind or have impaired vision that cannot be corrected by eyewear. The most common causes are macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataract and diabetic retinopathy.

Infectious Diseases
Summary: Viruses and bacteria are living organisms with the ability to Infectious diseases are a major challenge to human health. They are the leading cause of death worldwide for adults under age 60.

HIV/AIDS
Summary: 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV/AIDS.

Oral Diseases
Summary: Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease. Half of all low-income children aged 6-19 have untreated tooth decay.

Flu
Summary: Flu and pneumonia together are the seventh leading cause of death in America.

Pain
Summary: An estimated 100 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain.

Arthritis
Summary: More than 46 million adults in the U.S have been diagnosed with arthritis.

COPD
Summary: COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.

Depression
Summary: Ten percent of Americans will suffer from an episode of depression at some time in their lives.

Obesity
Summary: One-third, or more than 60 million American adults are obese.

Asthma
Summary: About 20 million Americans have asthma and 6 million of them are children.

Alzheimer's disease
Summary: 4.5 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.

Diabetes
Summary: Over 17 million Americans have diabetes.

Heart disease and stroke
Summary: Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans and stroke is number three.

Cancer
Summary: Cancer is the leading cause of death for Americans under age 85 and the second leading cause of death overall.

Survey and Opinion Research

Research: An Economic Driver
Summary: Research is the supply side of medical and scientific innovation. Bioscience industries—such as biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical—are rooted in research and development (R&D) and require new discoveries to remain competitive.