Home / Blog / Research / NIH Grant Awarded for Research Study Our Blog Research 3.1.10 NIH Grant Awarded for Research Study MdDS Clinical Research Study Yoon-Hee Cha, MD, has been awarded a three year grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct clinical studies on Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MdDS). Beginning January 2010, Dr. Cha will receive funding from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), a NIH institute that supports research on disorders of balance. The award to Dr. Cha (Functional Neuroimaging and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Mal de Debarquement) represents the inaugural use of US federal research dollars to investigate the cause and potential treatment of MdDS. Some of Dr. Cha’s findings can be found online on the National Center for Biotechnology Information website. Related posts: Press Release: $150,000 Donation to Fund Vital Research LIBR Study Recruitment: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
