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

Pa. 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. After a year in which federal research funding was ... Read More

After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left

Inside a cancer research laboratory on the campus of Harvard Medical School, two dozen small jars with pink plastic lids sit on a metal counter. Inside these humble-looking jars is the core of Joan ... 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

Analysis shows potential impact of deep NIH budget cuts on future drug development

Gleevec, a cancer drug first approved for sale in 2001, has dramatically changed the lives of people with chronic myeloid leukemia. This form of cancer was once regarded as very difficult to combat, ... Read More

Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades

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