Recent layoffs at the National Institutes of Health's Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD) have alarmed insiders, particularly the dismissal of incoming director Kendall Van Keuren-Jensen. This move is viewed as jeopardizing vital advancements in Alzheimer's research, especially given her expertise in early disease detection. Around ten percent of CARD's staff were let go, including senior researchers, raising concerns about the center's future ability to combat Alzheimer's and manage its progression effectively, despite nearing crucial scientific breakthroughs.
The firing of Kendall Van Keuren-Jensen, a leading Alzheimer's researcher and the incoming director of CARD, is seen as particularly damaging to the cause.
Approximately one-tenth of the workers at NIH's Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, including senior researchers, were let go, jeopardizing ongoing research.
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