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A Prescription for Brain Disease Research
The population is aging, and so are its brains. Neurodegenerative diseases are impacting more people
—those who are diagnosed and their loved ones—bringing with them higher costs for all.
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Why Taking Chances in Developing Rare Disease Medicines Is Worth the Risk
Of the 7,000 known rare diseases in the world, only 5 percent have treatments. This means that a lar
ge majority of those who live with rare diseases are left without meaningful options—and some, without hope.
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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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Balancing the Innovation Premium with the Quality of Health Care in the US
The US health-care system is unique. It can offer the best medical care, including the most innovati
ve treatment options. At the same time, it can deny access to basic care or may drive patients into personal bankruptcy.
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FinTech in Focus—October 14, 2019
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Harvard Economists Predict Multi-Trillion Dollar Loss from Chronic Diseasein China and India in the Latest Milken Institute Review
LOS ANGELES -- David E. Bloom, Elizabeth Cafiero-Fonseca, Mark E. McGovern and Klaus Prettner estima
te the dimensions of the health crisis sneaking up on China and India.
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The George Washington University Receives Record-Breaking Gifts Milken Institute School of Public Health Named
WASHINGTON -- The George Washington University (GW) today announced three gifts totaling $80 million
that will address -- in collaboration with other institutions -- many of the world's public health cha
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Microfinance oversold, bankers underappreciated, and K-pop overlooked -- join the discussion with the latest Milken Institute Review
LOS ANGELES -- Jonathan Morduch, director of New York University's Financial Access Initiative, chal
lenges the conventional wisdom of what microfinance can do for developing countries.
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What will need to happen to make commercial drones a reality? A look at the aerial future in the latest Milken Institute Review
LOS ANGELES -- Business journalist Larry Fisher looks closely at a technology that is literally snea
king up on us.
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California's loss of entertainment jobs will be harder to reverse as new production hubs emerge, according to new Milken Institute reportChanges to the state's incentive program could help keep jobs
LOS ANGELES -- California's stronghold on the entertainment industry is loosening as production jobs
are lured to other locations due to production credits and other tax breaks.
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Israel's economic progress threatened by tactical and structural -- and solvable -- liquidity shortages, according to new Milken Institute report
LOS ANGELES -- In 2010, Israel graduated to developed country status in world stock indexes, a move
that should have opened its markets to a large pool of global investors.
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