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…
Research Funding Slows Again for Universities Targeted by White House
The Trump administration has quietly slowed funding for scientific research at Harvard and other universities that have been…
States of Affordability: A series on where and why US households struggle to make ends meet
On Election Day this November, voters will head to the polls to elect 36 governors and hundreds of…
Scientists Find a Potential Cure for Chronic Hepatitis B
A new drug has essentially cured 1 in 5 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, researchers reported on…
Former PM Tsipras looks to unite Greece’s fragmented opposition with new party – POLITICO
The 53-year-old pediatrician emerged as a figurehead in a wave of protests against the country’s political establishment, following…
In step toward immortality, Israeli scientists say they can ‘rewind’ aging in mouse livers
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University, the US National Institute on Aging, and Tel Aviv University say they have reversed…
One-and-Done Heart Disease Prevention? Scientists Show It May Be Possible.
In a small, preliminary study, an experimental gene-editing treatment dramatically lowered cholesterol levels, perhaps permanently, after just one…
Neanderthal Dentistry, and the Scientist Glad Not to Have Experienced It
A decade ago in southern Siberia’s Chagyrskaya Cave, archaeologists unearthed a 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar with a curious, deep…
Study shows less than one-fourth of Israeli teenagers trust country’s leadership
Less than one-fourth of Israeli teenagers trust Israeli decision-makers, according to a recent study conducted by the National…
P.C.O.S. Has Been Renamed P.M.O.S. Doctors Hope It Will Improve Care for Millions.
For decades, millions of patients with symptoms like irregular periods, pelvic pain, excess body hair and acne have…
RFK Jr. Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said little publicly about vaccines in recent months, at the behest…
New Study Shows Risks of Amazon Deforestation. And Rewards of Protection.
If deforestation and global warming continue unchecked, the Amazon rainforest could begin a gradual transition to a degraded,…