Skin cancer is caused by DNA damage in skin cells. The most common source of that damage is ultraviolet radiation from the sun. HPV can help UV-damaged DNA build up in cells and turn cancerous.

The funding halt at NIH came after an OMB memo's footnote was interpreted to mean the release of money for research grants was prohibited, according to an email sent to NIH staff Tuesday afternoon by ...

A Washington congresswoman is pushing back on the Trump adminstration's National Institutes of Health (NIH) cuts.

The global health community faces a deepening challenge—not only from infectious diseases but also from a pandemic of ...

There are many reasons to avoid ultraprocessed foods, including a link with heart disease, diabetes and obesity, but an ...

Researchers say that picking up where they left off is complicated — scientifically, financially, and logistically.

Over the past several decades, concerns about costs and producing short-term results have narrowed the NIH’s impact.

The Trump administration has frozen $108 million to Duke University just days after it launched an investigation into alleged race-based discrimination at the institution.   The frozen funds from ...

The administration halted and then restarted billions in new research grants flowing from the National Institutes of Health.