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Morris Animal Foundation Funds New Array of Wildlife Studies
Are environmental contaminants affecting the health of city-dwelling birds or of the fish in our lakes, rivers and streams? Why are koalas getting cancers such…
New Study Aims for Quick Suppression of Food Allergies
McLean, Va. (September 8, 2014) – Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced today that it has awarded a research grant totaling $734,986 to a…
Accelerate the Search for a Cure to Childhood Cancer
Today, 42 parents will hear the words, “your child has cancer,” and one out of eight children will not survive. While more than 40,000 children…
Making Treatment Possible & a Cure Probable for Children Diagnosed with Cancer
What We Do: CureSearch for Children’s Cancer is a national non-profit foundation that accelerates the cure for children’s cancer by driving innovation, eliminating research barriers,…
New Report Recommends Classifying Cancer by Genetic and Molecular Type
(August 21, 2014) A research network in the US proposes that cancer should be classified according to genetic and molecular features rather than by the…
New Research: The Challenges and Solutions of Going Global
By Angela Parker Several years ago, a corporate executive told Realized Worth he is tired of not being able to answer news outlets when they…
Nurses’ visits curb deaths among poor, single women and their children
By Lenny Bernstein A program that provides poor, single, first-time mothers with intensive support from visiting nurses reduced death rates among both the women and their children,…
People With Down Syndrome Are Pioneers in Alzheimer’s Research
By Jon Hamilton When researchers at the University of California, San Diego wanted to study an experimental Alzheimer’s drug last year, they sought help from an unlikely…
Feeding America Releases 2014 Hunger in America Study
The Hunger in America study series is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive insight into charitable food distribution in the United States. Hunger in America 2014 is the…
Childhood Cancer Survivor Uses Research & Writing Experience to Advocate for Children With Cancer
Childhood cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. Every day, 42 children are diagnosed with cancer and…
Join Mats Wilander & debra of America for the 2nd Annual Mats Wilander Foundation Tennis Pro-Am
Join Mats Wilander and debra of America on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 for the 2nd Annual Mats Wilander Foundation Tennis Pro-Am. Play with former #1…
Compound Restores Memory Function in Mouse Alzheimer’s Model
Researchers from Yale School of Medicine have discovered a promising new drug compound that reverses some Alzheimer’s effects on memory in mice. The work directly…