Amid condemnation … major discounts in financing medical research in America

The American Federal Agency, responsible for medical research, has announced a significant reduction in its funding for universities and research centers.
It is a decision that strongly condemned the scientific and academic circles, as the National Institutes of Health said that it will not fund the “indirect costs” associated with research by more than 15%, and it is a major difference from “60% or more that some institutions currently receive.”

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“This change will save more than $ 4 billion annually,” she added on the X platform.
These costs cover operating expenses such as maintenance or purchase of equipment, and financing administrative employees salaries in research laboratories.

Scientists warned that this sudden reduction may affect research in areas, such as cancer and degenerative neurological diseases.
Jeffrey Flier, the former dean of the Harvard University Faculty of Medicine, said on the “X” platform that such a decision does not aim to improve the process, but rather to harm institutions, researchers and biomedical research.

Impact on major universities

“Fireer” warned that it would cause chaos and harm the vital medical research and researchers “, while many scientists have expressed their concern in recent weeks, regarding the lack of transparency of the federal authorities, which have been deleted in particular important epidemic data from their websites.
Billionaire Elon Musk, who heads a special committee charged with reducing federal spending, welcomed the announcement of the National Institutes of Health.
Republican legislators also welcomed the procedure that is expected to affect major universities such as Harvard, Yale and Jones Hopkins, which they accuse of adopting left -wing ideas.