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Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) describes brain conditions characterized by p
rogressive degeneration of the brain’s frontal and temporal lobes., About the Kissick Family Foundation FTD Grant Program
The Kissick Family Foundation partnered with MI Philanthropy’s Science and Health team in 2022 to analyze and understand the state of the FTD research ecosystem and identify where phi,
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Bladder Cancer - A Giving Smarter Guide
More than 500,000 people in the US suffer from bladder cancer. At the time of this report, it
was the fifth most common cancer in the US. It is also the most expensive cancer to treat and frequently reoccurs.
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Corporate Philanthropy: Emerging Strategies for Lasting Impact
Corporate philanthropy is in transition. External trends and heightened stakeholder expectations ha
ve placed new pressures on the corporate sector.
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Request for Proposals: Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia Grant Program
The Kissick Family Foundation, with guidance from MI Philanthropy’s Science and Health team, is rel
easing its first Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund research that accelerates basic and fundamental discoveries for sporadic FTD.
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Frontotemporal Dementia: A Giving Smarter Guide
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) refers to a family of neurodegenerative conditions that cause changes
in behavior, mood, executive function, language, memory, and motor function.
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Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s: A Collaborative Model for Accelerating Biomedical Research
Around the globe, biomedical research has advanced dramatically since the end of the Second World Wa
r when government support for basic science in the US began.
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