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Alzheimer's Disease: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerate Development of New Therapies
The need is staggering. Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United State
s and currently, more than 5.5 million Americans are living with this disease for which there is yet no cure yet.
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Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerating Research Progress
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive malignant brain tumor involving glial cells of the b
rain. At the time of this report, nearly 15,000 people were diagnosed with GBM each year in the United States and Europe.
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A State of Emergency: Integrative Approaches to Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic
As prescription and heroin overdose deaths continue to rise, so has the sense of urgency to addres
s this health crisis that touches the lives of so many Americans.
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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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Scaling Comprehensive Dementia-Care Models
Despite scientific progress over the past 25 years, dementia remains one of the toughest health-car
e challenges.
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Loneliness as a Risk Factor: Making Connections to Improve Health
Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise, leading many to call these phenomena a public hea
lth epidemic in the United States. Loneliness is an emerging risk factor that has huge implications for personal, economic and societal well-being.
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Mental Health Innovations for the 21st Century
The United States was deeply entrenched in a mental health crisis even before confronting the dual
realities of COVID-19 and global anti-racism protests.
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article
The Milken Institute Future of Health Summit Opens December 6 in Washington, DC
Washington, DC (December 6, 2022) – Beginning today, the 2022 Milken Institute Future of Health Summ
it will convene in person for the first t
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Misophonia Research Fund Announces New Funding, Releases Fifth Request for Proposals to Advance Understanding of Misophonia
Washington D.C., (October 24, 2022) The Misophonia Research Fund today committed nearly $2.2 million
in new grants to scientific investigators who seek to characterize misophonia and develop new therapeutic strategies for those living with the disorder.
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MI Philanthropy December 2023 Newsletter
In This Issue:
Highlights
Program Updates
Reports and Resources
MI Philanthropy and Our Partners in
the News
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Building Partnerships to Combat the Opioid Crisis
We’ve all seen data that magnifies a tragic and gripping reality—millions of people in every communi
ty across the country are experiencing the ravages of opioid addiction first-hand.
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