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The administration halted and then restarted billions in new research grants flowing from the National Institutes of Health.
The decision temporarily froze $15 billion in federal funding, according to one senator. It came as Trump officials wrestle over federal spending levels.
The order applies to the entirety of new and, possibly, ongoing research grant dollars that go to universities and academic ...
Sen. Tillis and GOP colleagues urge quick NIH funding to advance research and maintain the U.S. competitive edge.
Advocates say the proposed cuts, combined with sweeping changes in the recently passed “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” could ...
"We haven't yet achieved the mission of the NIH, which is research that improves the health and longevity of the American people," Jay Bhattacharya said.
Built by scientists, a data-driven, interactive map shows the nationwide consequences of shrinking science budgets.
Since January 2024, only 0.2% of people trying to quit smoking have used it (the same proportion that used it in 2018, when ...
In a report commissioned by President Joe Biden’s administration and declassified five days after Trump’s inauguration, the Central Intelligence Agency changed its position to say that a lab leak was ...
With the White House slow to distribute congressionally appropriated funds for the National Institutes of Health, some senators from President Donald Trump’s party, including Maine’s Susan Collins, ...
Stat reports that the cutback plan applies to the remaining two months of the fiscal year, but unless Congress acts, it will continue into the new fiscal year beginning in October. News also covers ...
If drug developers are allowed to skip this step, it will mean that, in the near future, the first living body a new drug is ever tested in will be a human.