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Research advocacy group United for Medical Research reported that NIH grant money stimulated the US economy, but certain funding mechanisms may limit future benefits.

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US Universities Reduce PhD Admissions in Response to Federal Funding Cuts

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Federal Court Extends Block on NIH Funding Cuts

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NIH Budget Cuts Are a “Short-Sighted” Setback for US Science

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ARPA-H to Be Within NIH but Independently Managed by HHS

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US House Committee Proposes Increases to Research Funding

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Science Advisor Nominee Faces Tough Questions from Senate Panel

Trump Proposes Significant Cuts to NIH for 2021 Budget

Spending Bill Boosts US Science Budgets, Unlocks Gun Research

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Lawmakers Push NIH to Reduce Nonhuman Primate Research

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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