NIH Volunteers Test Limits in Cystic Fibrosis Research
At the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda two college girls and other healthy volunteers join sick patients in a vast research program. They endure environmental chambers, metabolic tests, injections, sleep studies, and controlled diets to advance medical knowledge and vaccine development. Researchers tout the NIH Clinical Center as a hub where bedside care and laboratory work converge on 14 stories and 40-plus buildings.