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‘It’s heartless, it’s careless, and it’s deeply damaging’ says former NIH director on cuts to medical research

Dr. Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks to Christiane Amanpour about his decision ...
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NIH, FDA plan to reduce animal testing draws mixed reactions among scientists

As the Trump administration reshapes biomedicine, it wants to change how scientists test drug safety: animal research.
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NIH Launches First Agency-Wide Plan for Autoimmune Disease Research

The 5-year strategy aims to accelerate diagnosis, prevention, and treatment for the millions living with autoimmune diseases ...
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Court Strikes Down NIH's Unlawful Termination of Research Grants on Topics Including DEI and Gender Identity

In a sweeping rebuke, a court ruled that NIH’s actions targeting research involving "disfavored" topics and populations were ...
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Basic science publications have been falling for a decade. NIH budget cut would likely accelerate the decline

The number of basic science papers published by NIH grant recipients has been falling since 2013, when the agency’s budget was cut by 5%.
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NIH to Limit AI Use, Cap P.I. Grant Applications at 6 per Year

The National Institutes of Health says its new policy comes after the agency “recently observed instances of Principal ...

Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent

The federal government is full of scientists who lend their expertise to key decisions about our food, medicines, environment ...

NIH confirms three new Polio cases

The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has confirmed three new ...

NIH defends use of ‘deadly’ experiments on cats

While anti-animal testing groups condemn "deadly" dog and cat studies as morally wrong, the NIH defended certain experiments as "well-justified and responsible." ...