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There Might Be Illegal Drugs in Your ‘Cognitive Enhancing’ Supplements
Taking nootropics—supplements that promise to enhance mental function—could expose you to high doses of unapproved drugs, in combinations that have never been studied in humans.
The NIH Is Bypassing Tribal Sovereignty to Harvest Genetic Data From Native Americans
NIH’s plan to collect DNA from Native Americans without properly consulting them is “biocolonialism,” Indigenous leaders say, arguing that tribes must be in control of their data.
Where People Turn When Nobody Can Diagnose Their Illness
"I spent hours and hours and hours researching and trying to find anyone or anything that might get us down the right path to figuring out what was going on with the boys."
Researchers Have Restored Basic Brain Function in Dead Pigs
The brains, which were from a slaughterhouse, produced a flat wave as though in a comatose state.
This is what retirement looks like for America's research chimps
Chimp Haven will need to expand to take more transfers from labs, but it’s struggling to find the funding.
Government Shutdowns Are a Disaster for Scientific Research
NASA, the NIH and CDC were some of the biggest victims of the last government shutdown in 2013.
The US Will Fund Research to Make Pathogens Deadlier Again
The NIH lifted a 3-year funding moratorium on “gain-of-function” research meant to make deadly viruses stronger and more transmissible.
The Government Quietly Let Funding Lapse for Gun Violence Research
Take one guess how the NRA feels about this.
The Government Is Funding a Study on Weed as a Pain Treatment
Namely, whether medical marijuana can help people use fewer opioid painkillers.
The NFL Initiative to Fund Brain Research May Be Ending
The league's partnership with the National Institutes of Health has been, in a word, messy.
The Alcohol Industry Is Funding a Landmark Study on Alcohol
It's not clear if the results will help or harm their larger goals.