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46 percent of CDC databases that were updated at least monthly were no longer current in 2025, hindering timely, evidence-based policymaking and undermining public trust.

The remarkable silk used by net-casting spiders to snare prey is both highly elastic and exceptionally strong, offering clues for designing synthetic materials.

Early career researchers improved their confidence in writing grants and increased their success in securing funding after an intensive course on the subject.

Editing CAR T cells to produce inflammatory cytokines helps them enter solid tumors and promote cancer killing.

This postdoc engineers hydrogel platforms to reprogram B cells and plasma cells for long-term therapies.

Cancer cachexia upregulates one-carbon metabolism in multiple organs throughout the body, a new mouse study reveals, highlighting possible targets for intervention.

Volatile organic compounds in the breath reflect gut microbiome changes, offering a quick and non-invasive way to detect biomarkers of diseases like asthma in children.

I spent a lot of time debating with NIH IC Directors, but we should all mourn their loss.

One researcher turned her scientific findings into character dialogue to simplify complex concepts.

Studying over 100,000 embryos revealed genetic factors behind chromosome segregation issues that lead to aneuploidy, informing future risk screening and intervention.

By examining life beneath winter ice, this postdoc reveals how climate change affects the hidden phytoplankton ecosystems.