NBC DFW: Scottish Rite, UTSW Awarded $6.6 Million for Scoliosis Research

Researchers at Scottish Rite for Children and UT Southwestern were awarded $6.6 million over five years by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue research into the underlying causes of idiopathic scoliosis.

The grant which was announced by Scottish Rite Tuesday will fund a multisite program titled “Developmental Mechanisms of Idiopathic Scoliosis.” The goal of the program is to understand the biological causes of idiopathic scoliosis to develop future treatments.

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