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CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Announces $1.2 Million Grant Supporting New CAR T-cell Therapy for DIPG

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Tessa Gatz tessa.gatz@curesearch.org 240-235-2204 curesearch.org   Bethesda, MD – September 17, 2019 – CureSearch for Children’s Cancer announces its 2019…

Where the power of childhood meets the power of research

The Children’s Inn at NIH is “A Place Like Home.” The Inn provides free lodging, meals, therapeutic, educational, and recreational programming for families who come…

5 Keys to Attracting — and Keeping — Socially Minded Employees

A competitive salary, great benefits and the opportunity to advance are crucial factors for employees when they are choosing where to work. But companies that…

BrightFocus-funded Alzheimer’s Test Gets Encouraging Sign from FDA

Alzheimer’s Disease Research, a BrightFocus Foundation program, has funded a blood-based screening test for Alzheimer’s disease receiving FDA Breakthrough Device Designation! Blood-based screening tests are…

Together, Let’s Defeat Alzheimer’s Disease

Every 65 seconds, Alzheimer’s disease begins to destroy the brain of a loved one somewhere in America. That’s over 1,300 people per day. Right now,…

About 50 Percent of Cancer Deaths are Preventable. Here’s How We Can Stop Cancer Before It Starts!®

The number of new cancer diagnoses is increasing. In 2018, more than 1.7 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer – that’s 46,570 more cases…

You Make Childhood Possible Today and a Cure Possible Tomorrow

“At The Children’s Inn, we are a partner in hope with families, a partner in discovery with the NIH, and above all, we are a…

Superheroes Unite to Protect the Future of Children Diagnosed with Cancer

 “Your child has cancer” – it’s the worst news a parent can hear. For some families, this heartbreaking news comes just months after their son’s…

The Marfan Foundation Helps Baby Andy Progress Through His Journey With Neonatal Marfan Syndrome

Our lives changed significantly in September 2016 when we welcomed our precious baby Anderson “Andy” James to the world. Before his arrival, we had never…

The Diabetes Research Institute: Moving Groundbreaking Research from the Lab to Patients

November is Diabetes Awareness month, and a time to elevate the dialogue about how this disease affects millions of people across the world. For those…

Join our Quest for an Alzheimer’s Cure

Spotlight on a Worthy Cause Alzheimer’s disease is an overwhelming degenerative condition for individuals and the family members who care for them. Yet there is…

Immunotherapy: A Promising New Approach to Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Immunotherapy, which involves using a person’s own immune system to fight and destroy cancer cells, is considered by many leading researchers to represent the future…