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Featured Charity: Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America
Wishes help kids feel better – and sometimes when they feel better, they get better. Learn how you can help share the power of a…
Read ArticleLesser-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,…
Read ArticleColon 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…
Read ArticlePrevent 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…
Read ArticleExploring 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…
Read ArticleFeed 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…
Read ArticleDiabetes-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…
Read ArticleStudy 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…
Read ArticleHorticulture 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…
Read ArticleAlways 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…
Read ArticleThree 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…
Read ArticleGovernment 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…
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