Huge News For Your Brain But first . . . Since the deal to reopen the government lasts only until the end of January, don’t we get to do this... Saving Advice · Nov 14, 2025
PHOTO ESSAY: Scientists trying to unravel one of the body's biggest mysteries A peek inside some leading research labs shows how scientists-turned-detectives are painstakingly decoding what causes autoimmune diseases and how to stop the immune system from attacking you instead of protecting you. The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025
National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters Between January and mid-October 2025, calls to local 211 helplines from people seeking food pantries in their community held steady at nearly 1,000 calls per day. The Conversation · Nov 7, 2025
Lupus, the disease of 1,000 faces, shows how science is tackling mysterious autoimmune conditions Lupus, which is difficult to treat and on the rise, is part of the group of autoimmune diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. Euronews · Nov 7, 2025
How a woman’s journey with lupus reflects science’s way of tackling the disease Lupus is one of a rogues’ gallery of autoimmune diseases that affect as many as 50 million Americans The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025
Cancer drug quality in Africa is a worry: what we found in a 4-country study The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available to only a few thousand patients per year in a few hospitals. Today, over 75,000 people receive cancer… The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025
Our engineering team is making versatile, tiny sensors from the Nobel-winning ‘metal-organic frameworks’ When the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honored Omar Yaghi – the “father of metal-organic frameworks,” or MOFs – along with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson, it celebrated more than the creation of a new class of crystalline materials. It recognized a revolution quietly reshaping how scientists capture, store and… The Conversation · Oct 10, 2025
Trump now firing whistleblowers as RFK Jr. fires top NIH scientist after she tried to sound an alarm Just blatantly going after anyone who speaks up. We Got This Covered · Oct 5, 2025
RFK Jr fires top NIH scientist weeks after she files whistleblower complaint Jeanne Marrazzo’s complaint reportedly involved the Trump administration’s hostility toward vaccines The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2025
Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why Scientists have always needed someone to help foot the bill for their work. The Conversation · Oct 3, 2025
Trump Jeopardising US Role As Scientific Leader: Nobel Officials Donald Trump's assault on science could threaten the United States' position as the world's leading research nation and have knock-on effects worldwide, Nobel Prize officials in Sweden told AFP. Since taking office in January, the US president has cut billions of dollars in funding, attacked universities' academic freedoms and overseen… International Business Times · Oct 2, 2025
Here are some effects of a government shutdown if Congress, Trump don't reach a deal The U.S. government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader economy The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025
‘Anti-expert crusade’: what Trump’s hollowing out of US health institutions means for Australia The impact of Robert F Kennedy Jr on US health organisations will affect research funding and access to medicines but may force Australia to step up, say experts The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2025
Assault on Accessibility Initiatives Hits Early Career Scientists Hard The Trump administration’s cuts to programs supporting people with disabilities are part of a broader assault on DEI. Capital & Main · Sep 26, 2025
We Got This Covered · Sep 26, 2025 New law inacted to undo ‘reckless’ gamble Donald Trump administration played with America’s survival When you're so fed up you put "BS" in the actual legislation title.
The Conversation · Sep 24, 2025 Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, our study of 2.5 million children shows United States President Donald Trump recently claimed that using the common painkiller acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol and by the brand name Tylenol in the US) during pregnancy is fuelling the rise in autism diagnoses. He then went on to suggest pregnant women should “tough it out” rather than use…
Benzinga · Sep 22, 2025 Trump Administration To Unveil Tylenol-Autism Review, Tout This Drug As Potential Treatment: Report The Trump administration is expected to unveil new efforts on Monday examining whether one widely used drug may be linked to autism and whether another could help treat it, according to people familiar with the plans who spoke to The Washington Post on condition of anonymity because the announcement was…
Reason · Sep 18, 2025 The Trump Administration Misses Key Deadlines for Imposing Restrictions on Gain-of-Function Research Biosafety advocates worry the administration is backtracking on its promise to implement meaningful restrictions on the type of research that likely caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Benzinga · Sep 18, 2025 Elizabeth Warren Says Trump Hurting 'Little Kids With Cancer', Slams Call To Cancel Millions In Research Grants Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday said the Trump administration's moves to cut and delay National Institutes of Health funding show "who Trump's hurting," pointing to halted pediatric brain-cancer work in her home state and a wider pullback that researchers say is rippling through labs nationwide.
The Conversation · Sep 17, 2025 Your immune system attacks drugs like it does viruses – paradoxically offering a way to improve cancer treatment When the first cells appeared on Earth approximately 3.8 billion years ago, viruses were already here to greet them. Ever since, viruses have been devising ways to infect cells, and cells have been responding by evolving ways to stop these infections. This evolutionary dance eventually led to the development of…
Space · Sep 16, 2025 'We have to fully fund NASA': Lawmaker joins space agency employees in protest outside DC headquarters Chants of "Save NASA!" echoed through downtown Washington, D.C., Monday(Sept. 15) as agency workers and supporters rallied outside NASA headquarters.
Medical Daily · Sep 16, 2025 From Plan to Practice: Making Brain-Health Supplements Work Day to Day While the commercial availability of "nootropic" and brain-health supplements has expanded rapidly, their clinical efficacy depends less on ingestion and more on integration into sustained, evidence-based health practices.
Roll Call · Sep 16, 2025 Actors Moore, Nyong'o push for women's health on Hill - Roll Call Actors Mandy Moore, Lupita Nyong'o are pushing for women's health legislation, the rare issue with bipartisan support on Capitol Hill.
The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2025 Mississippi declares infant deaths emergency as CDC program that could have helped is halted State forced to stop gathering critical data on pregnancy experiences after Trump administration’s shakeup
The Conversation · Sep 12, 2025 Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by roughly 40% – from about US$48 billion to $27 billion. Such a move would return NIH funding to levels last seen in 2007. Since NIH budget records began in 1938, NIH has seen…