NIAID sets up a clinical research organization to improve comprehension of child asthma Kumar Jeetendra | April 25, 2021 This nationwide network will conduct observational studies and clinical trials to improve understanding of asthma and develop prevention and treatment approaches tailored to children of low-income families residing in urban communities. NIAID plans to provide approximately $70 million over seven years to support the CAUSE network. This new initiative expands and extends NIAID’s long-standing attempts …