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Congress rejected the administration’s deepest proposed science cuts, increasing NIH funding by about $415 million to $48.7 billion. NASA and NSF also saw far smaller reductions than proposed.
The FDA has issued draft guidance creating a "Plausible Mechanism Framework" to accelerate approval of individualized therapies for ultra-rare diseases where traditional clinical trials are not feasible. The guidance focuses on gene editing and RNA-based treatments targeting specific genetic abnormalities.
Thousands of research positions have been terminated or frozen at federal agencies following deep cuts to U.S. science funding by the Trump administration, affecting work from aging studies to global food security.
The World Health Organization published blueprints for urgently needed antibiotics targeting drug-resistant infections, while CARB-X awarded $1.2 million for novel antibiotic research and the FDA issued guidance on antibiotic duration limits in livestock.
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing rare disease diagnosis, cutting diagnostic timelines from years to weeks. Rare Disease Day on February 28 highlights challenges faced by over 300 million people worldwide living with more than 7,000 distinct rare conditions.
Researchers at Stanford and Harvard are developing nasal spray vaccines offering broad protection against respiratory infections, with early animal and phase 1 human trials showing safety and potential efficacy.
The controversy over direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising has gained renewed attention from the Trump administration and legislators, with spending reaching $9 billion in 2024 and debate centering on whether such ads benefit or harm consumers.
Zsofia K. Stadler, MD, has been appointed as the next Editor-in-Chief of JCO Precision Oncology, effective July 1, 2026. She is an Attending Physician and Clinic Director at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Researchers have identified how the MYC protein helps pancreatic cancer evade immune detection, while a separate team discovered methods to permanently switch off cancer genes in leukemia through epigenetic therapy targeting Menin and DOT1L proteins.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed ketogenic diets can cure schizophrenia, but psychiatry experts say the assertion goes far beyond what current scientific evidence supports.
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