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Sharing scientific data accelerates biomedical research discovery, enhances research rigor and reproducibility, provides accessibility to high-value datasets, and promotes data reuse for future research studies. Under the NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy, investigators are empowered to choose the most appropriate methods for sharing scientific data. Learn more about methods for data sharing and selecting data repositories.

Proper data management is crucial for maintaining scientific rigor and research integrity. Learn about best practices for scientific data management.

Find out what data sharing related costs may be requested in an application for funding.

Learn what NIH expects Data Management & Sharing plans to address.

NIH expects applicants to submit a plan for how they will manage and share their data and allows applicants to include certain costs associated with data management and sharing in their budget.

NIH has a longstanding commitment to making the results of NIH-funded funded research available. Responsible data management and sharing has many benefits, including accelerating the pace of biomedical research, enabling validation of research results, and providing accessibility to high-value datasets.

Find statistics and prevalence data on endocrine and metabolic-related diseases and conditions in U.S. populations.

Cases, Data, and Surveillance

Learn about new tourette syndrome findings and what it means.

Outbreaks provide important insights into how germs spread, which food and germ combinations cause illnesses, and how to prevent infections. Public health and industry use outbreak data to create information on prevention, education, and policy.