More than half of working women, especially millennials, struggle with stress 

A new survey from WebMD Health Services finds that more than half of working women today feel stressed and lonely, an effect that was especially pronounced among millennials. Here’s more from the survey: 

• Workplace stress: Women were more likely to report feeling the effects of work-related stress — including anxiety and insomnia — compared to men. Millennials (born between 1981-1996) were more likely than other generations to feel stressed by work. 
• Children and parental leave: Women with children were more likely than their male colleagues with children to report feeling isolated and lonely. Women were also more likely to report being unsatisfied with parental leave than men. 
• Workplace benefits: Millennials were more likely to want to take advantage of workplace benefits — including work-from-home policies and fitness amenities — to reduce stress than colleagues of other generations.  

Clarification: Yesterday's item on the budget proposal was unclear about what this year's requested amount for the NIH means for the agency's budget overall. The requested $38 billion would represent a more than $2 billion cut from the NIH's current funding level, or a nearly 6% cut in funding.