FDA releases draft guidance on reducing testing on non-human primates for monoclonal antibodies

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FDA accepts sBLA for atezolizumab for patients with stage 3 dMMR colon cancer

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FDA warns providers about shortage of breast biopsy needles

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Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back
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The White House Office of Management and Budget has published a “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” a proposed rule that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research. On the other side are America’s scientists who aren’t just crying foul—they are readying for a political fight.

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FDA releases draft guidance on reducing testing on non-human primates for monoclonal antibodies

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FDA releases draft guidance on reducing testing on non-human primates for monoclonal antibodies

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Is psilocybin heading to a cancer clinic near you?Reversing Nixon-era taboo, Trump orders FDA to fast-track psychedelics and ARPA-H to fund research

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FDA approves Ambelvist for contrast-enhanced MRI to detect and visualize lesions with abnormal vascularity

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Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back“The question isn’t whether politics will influence research. Under this proposal, that’s the point. That’s their goal.”

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Is psilocybin heading to a cancer clinic near you?
Reversing Nixon-era taboo, Trump orders FDA to fast-track psychedelics and ARPA-H to fund research

Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back
“The question isn’t whether politics will influence research. Under this proposal, that’s the point. That’s their goal.”