Trump administration funding cuts put search for cures for cancer, diabetes at risk, researchers say
Trump administration funding cuts put search for cures for cancer, diabetes at risk, researchers say HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Another funding fight is brewing in the nation's Capital. This policy change at the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, would mean less money goes toward the overhead for research projects. Without this money, experts said life-saving medical advances are in jeopardy. They're asking a federal judge to temporarily block a change that would cap indirect payments at 15% for universities, medical centers, and other institutions receiving research grants from the...
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