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-A $1 million NIH grant brings in an additional $300-500 to your state for jobs
-NIH funded research brought us weight loss drugs that now most of the Midwest and South (Trump states) get to use
-NIH funded research bring us closer to ending Alzheimer’s, which affects rural folks (2/)
January 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Sorry, just to clarify, all NIH intramural spending is ~$10 billion, of which $5 billion is specific to "intramural research" but another $2.5B is for "research management and support." Anyway, it's a lot, and this sucks.
January 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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The Trump administration’s NIH freezes do not only affect federal science agencies. NIH grants fund research at universities and many other institutions. Halting NIH grant reviews sabotages important scientific research everywhere.
January 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM