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Alzheimer’s research centers face Trump-imposed $65m funding delay across the US

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At least $65 m slated for 14 of the nation's 35 Alzheimer’s disease research centers is now in limbo.

The degenerative condition affects 6.7 million Americans with diagnoses expected to double by 2060 .

Funding delays have affected nearly every research field, from pediatric cancer to dementia, as part of a multi-pronged strategy of draconian cuts.

NIH officers have been instructed to cancel grant funding involving transgender issues’ Another of the administration’s cost-cutting initiatives involves slashing “indirect costs” by $ 4bn .

Courts have temporarily blocked the plan, but attorneys representing academic institutions expect the administration to attempt an end run.