The ongoing war between the Trump administration and Harvard University has taken a new twist, with the government sending Harvard […]
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Trump admin accused of censoring NIH’s top expert on ultra-processed foods
Hall claims that because of this, aides for Kennedy blocked him from being directly interviewed by New York Times reporters […]
Trump administration’s attack on university research accelerates
Shortly after its inauguration, the Trump administration has made no secret that it isn’t especially interested in funding research. Before […]
Report: US scientists lost $3 billion in NIH grants since Trump took office
Since Trump took office on January 20, research funding from the National Institutes of Health has plummeted by more than […]
“This will be a painful period”: RFK Jr. slashes 24% of US health dept.
Health Secretary and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slashing a total of 20,000 jobs across the Department of […]
UMass disbands its entering biomed graduate class over Trump funding chaos
Many schools are now bracing for steep declines in support. At Duke University, administrators have implemented hiring freezes, scaled back […]
Attackers can use undocumented commands to hijack Chinese-made Bluetooth chips
Security researchers have shared details of newly discovered, undocumented commands in ESP32 Bluetooth firmware that can be exploited by an […]
Scientific breakthroughs are hard without money for research infrastructure
America may not maintain its position as a global leader in biomedical research. Biomedical research in the US is world […]
Bogus research is undermining good science, slowing lifesaving research
In 2022, Byrne and colleagues, including two of us, found that suspect genetics research, despite not immediately affecting patient care, […]