Rescinding the NIH scientific integrity policy “puts all science at risk,” said Jennifer Jones, director for science and democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

The U.S. National Institutes of Health has reversed a ban on scientists traveling for conferences and meetings, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday.

In fiscal year 2024 alone, NIH distributed over $36 billion in research awards, generating more than $94 billion in economic activity and supporting over 407,000 jobs across the United States.

The current federal administration is propagating accusations of inefficiency against scientific research — currently the main target of these NIH cuts — due to the direction of a high percentage of ...

The notice says NIH, which is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, will now follow the Department of Health and Human Services’ broader scientific integrity policy.