We’re proceeding as if the grant is going to return,” one North Carolina university researcher said. “We’re also preparing for the reality where nothing will change.” ...

Cuts and layoffs to the National Institutes of Health threaten medical research around the U.S., ... Twenty-two states, including North Carolina, are challenging the proposed policy in court.

The National Institutes of Health said this week it planned to curb the use of animals in medical testing, a move that could hurt Oregon Health & Science University, which collects about $56 ...