The pace of medical advances for older adults is slowing, according to experts who say research is being throttled by government budget cuts, federal worker layoffs and frozen or canceled grants.
“These cuts to research are going to have a significant negative and enduring impact on the health and well-being of all Americans and, perhaps disproportionately, upon older individuals,” says James Appleby, CEO of the Gerontological Society of America. The society surveyed members who are experts in aging research and found 71% saying their work has been harmed.
