For U.S. medical researchers, shrinking labs and bare budgets are the new reality
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For U.S. medical researchers, shrinking labs and bare budgets are the new reality
""It's very scary. It's very hard. It's very emotional for me because I've worked so very hard to get to this point, I've worked and dedicated who I am to this because I have...""
""The number of competitive grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health is down by more than half compared with the same period last year, cutting the U.S. research footprint across nearly every major disease area.""
Katherine Burns, a researcher at the University of Cincinnati, suffers from endometriosis and faces the threat of reduced funding for her work. The Trump administration's changes have led to a significant decline in federal research grants, with a 15 percent overall cut in competitive grants from the NIH. Women's health research has been particularly affected, with a 31 percent drop in funded projects. This situation creates emotional distress for researchers like Burns, who are dedicated to advancing knowledge in their fields.
Read at The Washington Post
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