Scientific News Nih Reels With Fear, Uncertainty About Future Of Scientific Research

Scientific researchers urge Congress to increase funding to the NIH as the shutdown ends

The record-breaking federal government shutdown marked yet another impediment to scientific research efforts at the Wistar Institute this year. Read More

NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and the young scientists behind it

A proposed $18-billion cut to the NIH’s 2026 federal budget has frozen or terminated thousands of grants, sparking widespread alarm among researchers. Scientists warn the cuts could lead to a major ... Read More

As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research

Ongoing disruptions in federal funding are causing many young brain scientists to reconsider their career choice, according to leaders of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), which represents more than ... Read More

Canceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill 'science fair'

Sumit Chanda, a professor of immunology and microbiology at Scripps Research who focuses on pandemics, has made a career out of preparing for disaster. But Chanda faced a disaster of a different kind ... Read More

Confusion at NIH as administration halts, then releases, billions of dollars for scientific research

NIH said in an email that it was working to make the "limitation short-term." Billions of dollars of National Institutes of Health research were stuck in limbo for hours, causing confusion after a ... Read More

Confusion at NIH as billions of dollars for scientific research halted, then released

Billions of dollars of National Institutes of Health research were stuck in limbo for hours, causing confusion after a memo from the Office of Management and Budget appeared to direct a halt to its ... Read More

Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says

A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain ... Read More

Scientific Journals in the Hot Seat

Federal officials are raising long-standing concerns with research journals and the academic incentive structures propping them up. But experts say the government alone can’t overhaul the industry. Read More

$1.8 billion in NIH grant cuts hit minority health research the hardest

The headlines keep coming: Another federal grant funding medical research terminated. Another lab devoted to mental health losing its funding. Another clinical trial stopped. It’s all part of actions ... Read More