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Big Data Confirm Amyloid’s Role in Early Alzheimer’s
In two studies receiving international attention, 2013-16 BrightFocus grantee Rik Ossenkoppele, PhD, of Vrije Universiteit (VU) Medical Center, Amsterdam, and colleagues in the Netherlands have…
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Supporting Research to Better Understand Stillbirths, SIDS & Other Causes of Sudden, Unexpected Infant Deaths
During the course of the past four decades, First Candle has funded cutting-edge research projects at medical institutions throughout the United States. They are also…
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How Oversleeping and Lack of Sleep Affect Your Child’s Mood
Daniel S. Lewin, PhD, D’ABSM, a pediatric psychologist, sleep specialist, and licensed clinical psychologist at Children’s National Health System speaks about how sleep affects behavior.…
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Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness
Reporting on their study with lab-grown human cells, researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland say that blocking a second blood…
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Walk Locally, Unite Globally
Morris Animal Foundation’s Unite to Fight Pet Cancer Virtual Walk is a fun way to help raise funds for the fight against pet cancer. This…
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Supporting Morris Animal Foundation’s Unite to Fight Pet Cancer Campaign is Good for You and Your Pet
Cancer is a disease that takes on countless forms—that is especially true in veterinary medicine where doctors treat many different species of animals with cancer…
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Alone We are Rare, Together We are Strong. Helping the 30 Million Americans Affected by Rare Diseases
Any disease affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans is considered rare, and there are nearly 7,000 such diseases affecting nearly 30 million Americans. The National Organization…
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The Lasting Negative Effects Financial Abuse Has on Women
NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 7, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Financial abuse is a tactic used by abusers in ninety-eight percent of domestic violence situations and its effects are…
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Income Inequality is Bad for Your Health
By Margot Sanger-Katz We know that living in a poor community makes you less likely to live a long life. New evidence suggests that living…
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Junior Achievement / Allstate Survey Reveals Disconnect Between Teens’ and Parents’ Views on Paying for College and Other Personal Finance Topics
NEW YORK, NY— Junior Achievement USA® (JA) and The Allstate Foundation released startling findings from the 2015 Teens & Personal Finance Survey, which expanded to…
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Why Making an Impact is Good for Recruitment, Retention and Production
By Bob Murphy By 2020, nearly half of all U.S. workers will be millennials: those born between 1976 and 2001. The new crop of millennials…
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A good CEO is a good citizen
By Robert Musslewhite As the chief executive of one of the largest publicly traded companies headquartered in the District, I have set aggressive goals for…
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