The funding agency aims to cap “indirect costs” in biomedical research grants. But this behind-the-scenes work is crucial to making research happen.
Category: 5. Health
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Who are the indirect costs of NIH research? We talked to 3
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Texas Measles Cases Double Since Tuesday, Health Officials Report
In Texas, public health officials have reported an outbreak of measles. Most cases are in children. … [+]
The number of cases in a Texas measles outbreak has doubled in three days. Public…
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Parallels In The L.A. Wildfires And Burn Pits In Iraq And Afghanistan
The Los Angeles wildfires have had a profound environmental, financial and human impact. More than 10,000 homes and other structures were consumed by flames, along with thousands of cars and other vehicles. While hundreds of thousands of…
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Trump Policies May Push Scientists Away From The U.S.
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we explore how Trump policies are impacting the research ecosystem, a new diamond material that could power data centers more efficiently, NASA spies a speedy solar system and more. You can sign up to…
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Parents can soon use QR codes to reveal heavy metal content in baby food
Parents across the U.S. should soon be able to determine how much lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury are in the food they feed their babies, thanks to a California law, the first of its kind, that took effect this year.
As of Jan. 1, 2025,…
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February 14 Valentine’s Day Is Also National Erectile Dysfunction Day
On February 14, Valentine’s Day, how many men will worry about rising to the occasion, so to speak. … [+]
It isn’t hard to see why Valentine’s Day and National Erectile Dysfunction Day both fall on February 14. After…
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Meet The Surgeons Taking On The Silent Epidemic Of Chronic Pain, With Advocates Like Billie Eilish And Kathy Bates Calling For Change
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: Billie Eilish, who suffers from chronic pain, attends the … [+]
Billie Eilish recently told Vogue she’s been suffering with…
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Medicare Drug Coverage Is Often Inadequate—Here’s Why
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 06: Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the … [+]
Your father’s rheumatoid arthritis medicine was working well,…
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Walgreens Edges Closer To Selling Stake In Clinic Operator VillageMD
Walgreens Boots Alliance has hired a firm to sell its stake in doctor-staffed clinic operator … [+]
Walgreens Boots Alliance is getting closer…
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12 Chairs Café is going kosher — but only for 4 nights
New York City’s popular Israeli restaurant 12 Chairs Café is going kosher — but only for four nights.
The Tel Aviv-inspired spot in SoHo is known for its brunch — particularly its jachnun, a Yemenite fried dough that’s…
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