How NIH went from 756 funding announcements to 14 in two years — and what it means for every disease that depends on federal research

The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

INTRODUCTION While immune dysfunction has been increasingly linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression, many major innate immune signaling molecules have yet to be explored in AD pathogenesis us...

The function of immune pathways in homeostatic neurobiology remains underexplored. Zengeler et al. find that the inflammasome complex, typically associated with immune responses, is involved in memory...

Key research budgets would shrink by one-third to one-half in 2026 spending plan

Move by US biomedical agency threatens thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

Nearly half of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities was laid off.

NIH funding for biomedical research has abruptly fallen by billions of dollars, with many grant decisions on hold. Trump officials say they’re reviewing the agency.

Report finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development.

Report finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development.

Christopher Newfield writes that higher ed has a better counternarrative to share.

Spatial transcriptomics reveals distinct microglial mechanisms driving amyloid-β clearance in both passively and actively immunized patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

The Trump administration’s orders have created more turmoil and damage at the National Institutes of Health than was previously known.

A strong and well-argued rebuttal to NIH criticism

48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

The mechanisms of pathological astrocyte responses during multiple sclerosis remain unclear. Kadowaki et al. found in MS mouse models that CLEC16A suppresses astrocyte pathogenic activities related to...

Administration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.

A freeze on "new and continuation awards" will "remain in place" pending DEI review, states a new internal memo.

ional database of all ECMO centers in the ELSO registry. Patients: Patients between 30 days and 18 years old receiving pulmonary ECMO support. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results...

Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard

Musk says on X that feds must explain what they did last week — or resign

The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:

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NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...