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“The cognition crisis is not just a clinical problem. It’s a problem for our species.” UCSF scientists on what screens are doing to our minds — and how to get your focus back.

A 35-foot fall didn’t kill Michael Wagner. The nearly 18-year failure of the safety net did. Before he died, he recorded 694 videos explaining how.

Several members of Congress voiced strong opposition about a reported plan to create a panel of political appointees to sign off on NIH grants

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Mandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo.

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“Science itself is inherently resilient — that is, after all, why it’s science,” writes Jonathan Jackson.

Some units at the US funding giant are so understaffed, they are focusing on mandated grant renewals rather than new awards.

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Grant terminations targeting health research for BIPOC and SGM communities have disproportionately targeted the careers of BIPOC, SGM, and female researchers and researchers from disadvantaged backgro...

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The NIH has proven a difficult target for the White House budget director, because lawmakers have a symbiotic relationship with the agency.

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NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission NOT-OD-26-064. NIH

My friend and long-time collaborator Robert (Bob) Bilder died last August of cancer at the age of 69.

US biomedical funding behemoth says the approach will boost innovation, but some researchers worry that understudied areas of science will suffer.

Congress approved a budget more than a month ago, but awards are lagging

The FY2025 funding picture was disrupted significantly by the mandate for Multi-Year Funding of about half of the budget for extramural awards. This produced a mid-year declaration by NCI that thei…

Many programs may be pushed into the next fiscal year, and some could face funding gaps

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The future DSM revamp is coming, weaving social context, biomarkers, functioning and symptom dimensions into faster, evidence-based diagnosis.

As Trump slashes science funding, young researchers flee abroad. Without solid innovation, the US could cease to have the largest biomedical ecosystem in the world