The federal order temporarily halts the Trump administration’s plans to slash $4 billion in overhead costs for research at universities and medical centers into diseases like cancer.

President Trump's administration announced it will slash billions of dollars in biomedical research, a move some scientists say will stifle scientific

NIH's abrupt policy change caps indirect research costs at 15%, sparking debate over its impact on scientific progress and legality.

Grants from the National Institutes of Health have helped create breakthroughs in cancer treatments, heart disease and vaccine development. But scientists from some of the nation's top medical labs are warning that the Trump administration's plan to cut $4 billion in funding for equipment and research staff could jeopardize medical progress.