Blacks win fewer health research grants in U.S.

Black researchers are significantly less likely to win grant funding from the National Institutes of Health than white applicants, according to a study published Thursday, and the director of the U.S. agency says it will take action to address the potential for "insidious bias" in the review process. 

An NIH-backed study, published in the journal Science, found a 10 percentage point difference in the number of grants awarded to black researchers compared with white researchers with similar credentials.  - msnbc.com

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