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How the NIH Became the Backbone of US Medical Research

The National Institutes of Health is vital to research efforts to improve health, but proposed funding cuts for 2026 threaten the agency’s future.

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How to Sustain Drug Discovery Research Amid Federal Budget Cuts

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NIH’s Priorities Announcement Receives Mixed Responses from Researchers

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An NIH Reviewer Offers Grant-Writing Tips

Donald L. Chi, DDS, PhD | | 4 min read

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Federal Employee Firings Threaten the Future of American Research, Scientists Fear

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 6 min read

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Freeze on NIH Grant Reviews Leaves Scientists Confused and Frustrated

Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

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Younger Scientists Are More Innovative, Study Finds

Katherine Irving | | 5 min read

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Major, Groundbreaking Increase in Hype in Grant Applications

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 3 min read

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NIH Fails to Enforce Rules for Reporting Clinical Trial Results

Amanda Heidt | | 3 min read

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NSF Grant Funding Is Racially Biased, Study Finds

Andy Carstens | | 2 min read

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NIH Changes Extension Policy to Better Support Women PIs

Chloe Tenn | | 2 min read

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NIH Grants $470 Million for Study of Long COVID

Lisa Winter | | 2 min read

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Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and mammoths, but giant viruses.

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Congressional inaction has led to the expiration of the federal government’s SBIR/STTR program, cutting off a biotechnology lifeline.

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A new single cell-based screening tool evaluates how well antibiotics kill bacteria and may help researchers determine which drugs perform best in patients.

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