WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for clinical, behavioral, and physiological studies of open- and closed-loop platforms to improve quality of life in patients with diabetes. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this fundng opportunity announcemnt (FOA) is to promote clinical research using current and emerging technologies to address barriers that limit progress more ST