The facility claims to have a federal contract involving fetal tissue research canceled. HHS denies that claim.

Scientists will no longer be limited to one proposal as the lead or co-lead investigator per year.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust agree not to cover the fees that some hybrid open-access journals charge authors to make their work freely available.

Money from the NIH’s budget, among others, will be used to care for kids in federal custody.

The measures include, in specific cases, terminating awards for researchers who have been found guilty in investigations by their institutions.

The agency also declares its intent to better educate the scientific community about sexual harassment.

Despite the Human Genome Project having heralded the exploration of previously unknown human genes, the focus of genetic studies remains narrow.

José Baselga of Memorial Sloan Kettering took millions of dollars from drug and health care companies but did not report the payments in his research articles.

Silicon Valley’s early-stage funding model could address a dearth of opportunities for young investigators just launching new projects.