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Thank You for Supporting the D.C. Metro Community Through Do More 24

June 20, 2014

Update:  Thank you to everyone who participated in the Do More 24 day of giving event.  Thanks to you, just over $1 million was raised…

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Don’t Fry Day = May 23, 2014

May 23, 2014

To help reduce rising rates of skin cancer from overexposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention…

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March 19, 2014

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51 Million Possibilities Thanks to Federal Employees

March 7, 2014

Source: The Washington Post Express $51 million.  Despite a government shutdown and furloughs in the middle of the prime giving season, federal employees donated $51,200,000…

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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. BrightFocus Shares Prevention Tips & Resources.

January 13, 2014

Source: BrightFocus Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that leads to damage of the optic nerve (the bundle of nerve fibers that carries information…

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BrightFocus Partners with ADDF to Accelerate Alzheimer’s Drug Research

November 7, 2013

NEW YORK, NY, November 6, 2013 – The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced yesterday the launch of its newly expanded ADDF ACCESS program to…

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Diabetes Drug Improves Memory in Mice That Were Engineered to Show Features of Alzheimer’s Disease

September 19, 2013

A commonly prescribed diabetes drug could improve memory and reverse the build-up of plaques on the brain linked to Alzheimer’s, according to research published in…

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Now is the Moment to Stop Alzheimer’s

September 18, 2013

Year-in and year-out, America’s Charities raises and distributes more than $35 million for America’s best, most respected 501(c)3 charities because individuals like you donate through…

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