Trump fires NSF's oversight board

Dismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence

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Act Now: Urge Your Lawmakers to Support Federal Funding for Immunological Research | Kristen Cisneros

American Association of Immunologists. Posted here a form / letter you can fill out and submit to support federal funding. https://lnkd.in/g4yQ-_28 #immunology2026 #AAI

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First Amendment Troop

We hope you will come join us in the fight to preserve our endangered democracy.

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Derek Davis on Instagram: "Faisel R. Khan @frk_nc addresses a large crowd in Portland, Maine this afternoon, just one of many demonstrations against ICE and Trump across the U.S. on Friday."

7,031 likes, 107 comments - derekeldavis on January 30, 2026: "Faisel R. Khan @frk_nc addresses a large crowd in Portland, Maine this afternoon, just one of many demonstrations against ICE and Trump a...

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Recombination between fragile regions associated with chromosomal rearrangements in glioblastoma can be mediated by RAGs - PubMed

The RAGs, comprising RAG1 and RAG2, catalyze V(D)J recombination by recognizing recombination-signal sequences (RSS). Glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer, has many oncogenic chromosomal alterations; however, the mechanism of their generation is largely unknown. Here, we report that RAGs are ex …

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In today’s Substack, authored by Dr. Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD, in partnership with Immunology Explained, an initiative of The American Association of Immunologists (AAI), we unpack one of the most… | U...

In today’s Substack, authored by Dr. Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD, in partnership with Immunology Explained, an initiative of The American Association of Immunologists (AAI), we unpack one of the most comm...

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NIH Institute Director Abruptly Replaced

New NIEHS chief is a friend of Vice President JD Vance

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Home - Immunology Explained

Understand how your immune system works with clear, science-backed insights. We empower you to make informed decisions and feel confident about your health.

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I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong

The health secretary has made many inaccurate statements about vaccines. But the science is clear that vaccines have dramatically reduced childhood illness, disability and death.

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Targeting Gluten: Researchers Delete Proteins in Wheat Harmful to People with Celiac Disease

A UC Davis study found that deleting a cluster of genes in wheat may reduce wheat allergies without harming breadmaking.

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Malaria-Driven Cancer: How Plasmodium falciparum Triggers Burkitt Lymphoma in Children | Immunopaedia

A recent study published has revealed the molecular link between malaria infection and Burkitt lymphoma (BL)...

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Intestinal mucosal immune responses induced by novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 and Sabin monovalent oral poliovirus vaccine type 2: an analysis of data from four clinical trials

We found no evidence of differences in the intestinal mucosal immune responses induced by nOPV2 or Sabin mOPV2 and observed the strongest responses in infants.

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Environmental Contaminants: Effects of a Changing Climate on Human Health

Human activity releases pollutants into the air, water, and soil. Environmental contaminants do not merely contribute to climate change, but they also have a profound impact on human health.

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The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations

The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

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Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as national case numbers climb | CNN

There have been 6,600 pertussis cases reported in the US in 2025, almost four times the number at this point last year.

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Threats to public health at every angle

Covid anniversary, pandemic revisionism, chronic diseases, and a boulder going down the hill

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H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics (Gift Article)

Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens.

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H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics

Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens.

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‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the N.I.H., the Crown Jewel of American Science

Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will be undermined by President Trump’s policies.

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Dynamic STING repression orchestrates immune cell development and function

Repression of STING expression in neutrophils and T lymphocytes is required for immune homeostasis and tumor response.

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GM-CSF–mediated epithelial-immune cell cross-talk orchestrates pulmonary immunity to Aspergillus fumigatus

During mold infection, epithelial-derived GM-CSF licenses neutrophil killing of fungal cells, leading to improved survival.

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Understanding measles virus: from isolation to immunological cellular mechanisms and immunisation 1954–2024

Measles virus (Morbillivirus abbreviated as MV, but more recently MeV) is the causal agent of measles disease, thought to have existed at least 4,000 years ago, affecting predominantly infants, but

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