Trump had proposed cutting the NIH budget by about one-fifth, or $6 billion, in a draft 2018 budget. Here are some of the big research winners:1) Cancer: An additional $476 million for a total of $5.7 billion is designated for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). 2) Alzheimer's: Alzheimer's is now the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, yet it remains a mystery in terms of its cause and possible treatments. The new budget sets aside an additional $400 million for a total of $1.39 billion for Alzheimer's research. Separately, the budget deal also increases funding from $150 million to $800 million to battle the nation's opioid epidemic.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2017 16:57 UTC