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Bringing Human Rights Home: A Message From Amnesty USA’s New Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins
I grew up in the shadow of Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York. As a boy, I would walk by Sing Sing and hear…
Lesser-known Toll of Government Shutdown: Delays in Research to Conquer Diseases Affecting Mind and Sight
New Survey Outlines Funding Deficiency in Brain and Eye Disease Research BrightFocus Foundation, a nonprofit organization that funds research worldwide to save sight and mind,…
Colon Cancer Hits Younger Adults Especially Hard, Study Finds
Risk of advanced disease, death greater than for middle-aged patients. Younger adults with colorectal cancer that has spread (metastasized) to other areas of the body…
Prevent Cancer 5k Walk/Run Sets Record
Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Prevent Cancer 5k Walk/Run the most successful yet, thanks to all of the participants, donors, sponsors and volunteers who helped out and…
Exploring New Imaging Technique to Detect Breast Cancer Early
Ehsan Samei, PhD, is Professor of Radiology, Medical Physics, Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University Medical Center, where he also…
Feed The Children Joins Charitable Effort to Help Syrian Refugees
Feed The Children has joined a group of 18 concerned non-governmental organizations to provide food and supplies to 12,000 Syrians fleeing from a brutal civil…
Diabetes-Fighting Dogs: A New Breed of Help
Some individuals with diabetes are lucky enough to have a very attentive dog to keep them company. These pets provide much more than love and…
Study Finds Spinal Cord Injury Causes Progressive Damage in the Chronic Phase
A paper was published this week from the Gregoire Courtine lab in Switzerland. Courtine, who we have discussed here in recent months, studies activity and…
Horticulture Teaches More than Just How to Care for Plants; Helps Special-Needs Students
Since 1999, Ann Curcio, vocational specialist with the Bridgeport Board of Education, has changed lives through her work with the most challenged special-needs students in…
Always Essential for Animals
Three days into the government shutdown, there is no clear signal that the political impasse will be broken imminently. Meanwhile, many public services are unavailable…
Three Things You Need To Know About The Government Shutdown
As the clock struck midnight in Washington earlier this week, the bitterly divided Congress officially failed to pass a budget and the United States government…
Government Shutdown: What It Means for Nonprofits
When the clock struck midnight earlier this week, much of the federal government was expected to shut its doors, and the impact on the economy…