Government agencies

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) is one component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) , the principal biomedical research agency of the United States Government. The NIAMS conducts and supports basic, clinical, and epidemiologic research and research training and disseminates information on many of the most debilitating diseases affecting the Nation's health. These diseases include the many forms of arthritis and diseases of the musculoskeletal system and the skin. The Institute also conducts and supports basic research on the normal structure and function of joints, muscles, bones, and skin. Basic research involves a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including immunology, genetics, molecular biology, structural biology, biochemistry, physiology, virology, and pharmacology. Clinical research addresses the fields of rheumatology, orthopedics, dermatology, metabolic bone diseases, heritable disorders of bone
and cartilage, inherited and inflammatory muscle diseases, and sports medicine
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INSERM (Institut National de la santé et de la recherche médicale) offers a database on on-going research at INSERM, searchable by keywords.
Informations on different means to access medical data, including a comparative review on access to MEDLINE via Internet.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is an organism depending from the US National Institute of Health (NIH).
Various databanks and resources on genetic diseases are available.
Free access to MEDLINE.

Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) is the server from the EEC where can be found informations on European research programs.