Trump funding cuts may force Alzheimer’s disease study to shut down, affecting 600 aging adults
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Thu, 17 September 2026
1 report- The Guardian World11:00first to report
The Trump administration canceled a grant studying two low-income, majority Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh Scientific funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration may force researchers to close a study on Alzheimer’s disease risk among 600 aging people without sharing the results of cognitive tests with participants – even though researchers have all the data to do so. The Trump administration canceled a federal research grant studying two low-income, majority Black neighborhoods in...
Fri, 18 September 2026
1 report- The Guardian World11:00
Participants in Pittsburgh may never learn the results of their cognitive tests – and funding cuts that target ‘DEI’ have the potential to delay vital diagnoses Roderick Blair was surprised when scientific researchers appeared on his doorstep in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here, on a recent summer day, police cars, an ambulance and a TV reporter crowded into a driveway on the edge of the neighborhood. A helicopter swung overhead. Saplings peeked over rooflines from...
Mon, 28 September 2026
1 report- aclu.org15:58
The government agency is terminating crucial research to block disfavored viewpoints on diversity, gender identity, climate change, and more.