policy, funding, public health

From missing paychecks to delayed grants to canceled travel, federal research is feeling the sting.

Funds for the NIH and NSF would stay flat, while some agencies, including the FDA and NASA, would see increases.

Congress is not expected to fully enact the proposed cuts to research and public health programs.

If made law, the American Health Care Act passed today in the US House would eliminate the Obamacare-funded initiative.

An analysis of Australian Research Council data reveals grant proposals that integrate a broad array of academic fields are less likely to be funded.  

Scientists who evaluate National Institutes of Health grant applications often identify the projects that will have the biggest scientific impact, according to an analysis.

Researchers with millions of grant dollars may face greater scrutiny by the funding agency.

US Congress is close to passing a spending bill that would establish a translational research center at the federal science agency.

In a draft spending bill, the federal agency gets a $1 billion increase in 2012.

Can science step in to find the best ways of allocating money for research?

The bill to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the deficit would slash billions of dollars for basic scientific and medical research.

The path to eradicating malaria in Africa involves much more than just a vaccine.