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Before-And-After Photos Of Woman, 53, Go Viral After She Transforms Into Bodybuilding Champion

A 53-year-old from Brazil shocks social media with jaw-dropping transformation photos and inspirational messages to her thousands of fans

Bored Panda · Jun 2, 2025

Our trans health study was terminated by the government – the effects of abrupt NIH grant cuts ripple across science and society

Given the Trump administration’s systematic attempts to medically and legally disenfranchise trans people, and its abrupt termination of grants focused on LGBTQ+ health, we can’t say that the notice of termination we received regarding our federally funded research on transgender and nonbinary people’s health was unexpected.

The Conversation · Jun 2, 2025

RFK Jr. Denigrates Privately Funded Medical Research

The Trump administration has cut billions in federal funding for medical research, as Kennedy singles out private funders for criticism.

Reason · May 28, 2025

Woman’s life-saving treatment delayed by Trump cuts to NIH: ‘Cancer shouldn’t be political’

Natalie Phelps, who has stage 4 colorectal cancer, has raised the alarm over how patients in the agency’s clinical trials are facing setbacks in treatment

The Guardian - US · May 28, 2025

RFK Jr drops Covid-19 boosters for kids and pregnant women from CDC list

The move ends the CDC’s booster recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women, bypassing norms

The Guardian - US · May 27, 2025

Trump is killing the goose that laid America’s golden eggs

U.S. competitiveness has always depended on its universities' openness to talent and commitment to research.

Fortune · May 23, 2025

Decades on SSRIs remain mired in mystery

Experts worry MAHA could wage a war on SSRIs. But some researchers have long questioned the drugs’ efficacy

Salon · May 23, 2025

Is Donald Trump To Blame for a COVID Lab Leak?

Criticisms of the president's alleged flip-flopping on gain-of-function research funding miss some key context.

Reason · May 22, 2025

Lifecycle of a research grant – behind the scenes of the system that funds science

Science funding is a hot topic these days and people have questions about how grants work. Who decides whether a researcher will receive funds? What’s the decision-making process? How is the money spent once a grant proposal has been approved?

The Conversation · May 22, 2025

How To Maximize Your Healthspan For A Better Lifespan (3 of 3)

  Today, we will look at ways to improve your healthspan and, by extension, your lifespan. Let’s begin with ways to DIY your healthspan. Healthspan...

Saving Advice · May 21, 2025