New OMB rule threatens to politicize science, undermine U.S. research
Childhood leukemia, a likely death sentence when I was a medical student, is now survivable for most children.…
Diabetes group’s expulsion of protesting doctors sparks uproar
It didn’t have to be this way. The condemnations keep coming four days after security officers escorted five…
NIH grants: Trump administration moves to solidify political control
The Trump administration has released a sweeping proposal to overhaul the bedrock regulation for all federal grants, and…
Acting head of NIH’s infectious disease institute reported to have stepped down
Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her…
An appreciation: J. Craig Venter, pioneer of modern genomics
J. Craig Venter, a scientist whose relentless ambition helped turn genetics from an artisanal trade into an industrialized…
Survey: NIH cuts push labs to brink, hit early-career scientists hard
A nationwide STAT survey of federally funded researchers reveals that, a year after Donald Trump’s return to the…
NIH invests $150 million in human-based research to reduce use of animal models
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 New program will develop, validate and standardize research tools to develop more sophisticated and relevant models of disease. …
NIH Announces Major Policy Shift to End Use of Human Fetal Tissue in NIH-Supported Research
Thursday, January 22, 2026 Graph shows NIH spending on human fetal research over time. NIH The National Institutes…
SAMHSA cuts up to $1.9B in mental health, substance abuse grants
The federal agency that oversees mental health and addiction treatment on Tuesday made major cuts to programs across…
NIH Director: DEI grants restored by court order will not be renewed
Throughout the year, researchers have been heartened by legal decisions pushing back on directives from the National Institutes…
NIH agrees to reconsider frozen and denied DEI-related grants
The Trump administration has reached an agreement to reevaluate research projects left in bureaucratic limbo while a lawsuit…
The world needs an alternative to PubMed
In May the German National Library of Medicine announced its plan to develop an open, sustainable, and sovereign…