Frontiers

Ear muscle we thought humans didn’t use — except for wiggling our ears — actually activates when people listen hard

An older man presses his fingers to the side of his head, next to his ear. To test whether humans still use auricular muscles — which once helped move our primate ancestors’ ears to funnel sound — ...
cirm.ca.gov

CIRM approves $73 million in awards for discovery research

South San Francisco, CA, September 25, 2025 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved awarding more than $73 million across 23 grants to support discovery research ...
The Harvard Crimson

Trump Uses Harvard Public Health School Dean’s Research to Link Tylenol to Autism

Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli met in recent weeks with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’76 and National Institutes of Health Director Jay ...
University of Houston

University of Houston Secures $8M in Federal Funding for Fusion Research

The University of Houston, a global leader in energy research and innovation, will receive $8 million in federal funding to help ensure the U.S. remains at the forefront of fusion technology. UH is ...
The Conversation

No credit history? No problem − new research suggests shopping data works as a proxy for creditworthiness

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Aclu.org

Supreme Court Issues Partial Stay in NIH Research Grants Case

WASHINGTON — In a significant setback for public health, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts likely lacked jurisdiction to review the ...
CNN

NIH director lays out agency’s research and funding priorities in new strategy statement

The director of the US National Institutes of Health outlined on Friday a “unified strategy” to align the agency’s priorities and funding, a move he said was meant to offer clarification following ...
University of California

Statement from UC President James B. Milliken on UCLA research grant suspensions

This week, the University of California responded to the U.S. Department of Justice’s letters regarding Title VI and Title VII investigations at UCLA, agreeing to engage in dialogue with the federal ...
National Nurses United

NNU statement on RFK Jr. slashing mRNA vaccine research

The nation's largest union of registered nurses provided the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services, headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., slashing nearly ...
Pew Research Center

Americans divided on whether companies should make statements about political, social issues

Americans remain divided on the importance of companies and organizations making public statements on political or social issues. Today, half of U.S. adults say these types of company statements are ...
Next City

Research Shows Evictions Are a Public Health Problem. Can Eviction Prevention Be a Solution?

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. And new research offers additional proof that the impact of ...