Drop in NIH Funding Delays Thousands of Studies

Many scientists are waiting much longer than usual for research funding and some projects are now on hold.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s largest funder of medical research, has fallen about $1 billion behind its typical timeline for awarding new grants this year, The New York Times reported.

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U.K. Plans To Ban Cigarette Sales for Future Generations

The U.K. is taking steps to ensure young people can never legally buy cigarettes.

Lawmakers approved a bill this week that will raise the legal age to purchase tobacco, The Associated Press reported.

Under the plan, anyone born after Dec. 31, 2008, will be permanently banned from buying cigarettes.

“The end of sm...

988 Hotline Leads to Fewer Suicides Among Young People, Study Finds

A nationwide mental health hotline saved more lives than expected.

A new study found that suicide rates among young people dropped after the launch of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, with thousands fewer deaths than researchers had initially predicted.

The research, published April 22 in JAMA, looked at suicide deaths ...

Gene Cure For Inherited Deafness Effective, Long Lasting, Clinical Trial Finds

A new gene therapy to treat inherited deafness produces a lasting cure, a new international study has found.

The treatment, which targets the OTOF gene, restored hearing in 90% of participants, researchers reported April 22 in the journal Nature.

These results have lasted up to at least two and a half years after treatment, ...

Most Americans Worried About Brain Health, But Few Know How To Protect It

Nearly all Americans are worried about their brain health as they age, ranking as important or more so than their physical health, a new Alzheimer’s Association report says.

However, they don’t know what steps they can take to maintain brain health and ward off dementia, according to the 2026 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts...