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Medical research has not been without its controversy over the years, but without it would we still have the myriads of advances in medicine, drugs, procedures and medical technology for all the medical challenges we face?
It's important to be critical when reading or listening to reports of new medical findings.
Some questions that can help you evaluate health information include:
Was the study in animals or people? Does the study include people like you? Was it a randomized controlled clinical trial? Where was the research done? If a new treatment was being tested, were there side effects? Who paid for the research and Who is reporting the results?
Organised primarily by industrial researchers, BIRAs aims to aid the discovery and exploitation of therapeutically relevant inflammatory events through promoting a productive and stimulating dialogue between industrial and academic members of the inflammation research community.
The Genetic Epidemiology Research Institute (GERI) combines epidemiological approaches unique to this ORU on the UCI campus, and as far as we know, in the UC system, with basic science methods to test hypotheses on the genetic basis of the etiology and progression of disease.
We are a not-for-profit basic research center dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative research methods that lead to treatments for major medical conditions, including multiple sclerosis, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, pain, heart disease, many types of cancer, and more.
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, through the BMRP, provides 40 percent of all private funding for IBD research in the United States. Our approach is different than many traditional scientific and medical funding organizations. We fund early stage investigation – with the goal that innovative ideas need financial support for early testing to ultimately lead to effective treatment, diagnosis and prevention of IBD.
The Alpha-1 Foundation is dedicated to providing the leadership and resources that will result in increased research, improved health, worldwide detection, and a cure for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
The mission of the ACR Research and Education Foundation is to improve patients' lives through support of research and training that advances the prevention, treatment and cure of rheumatic diseases.
The Association for Research in Otolaryngology is an international association of scientists and physicians dedicated to scientific exploration among all of the disciplines in the field of otolaryngology. Research efforts involve the ear, nose, head, neck and related functions including hearing, balance, speech, taste and smell among others.
AAFA provides practical information, community based services and support through a national network of chapters and support groups. AAFA develops health education, organizes state and national advocacy efforts and funds research to find better treatments and cures.
DMRF prides itself on a long history of supporting dystonia research. Always the primary goal of the DMRF, research has led to a better understanding of dystonia as well as to breakthroughs in genetics and therapeutics.
Since its founding in 1971, the Foundation Fighting Blindness has been dedicated to funding innovative research to find preventions, treatments, and cures for inherited retinal degenerative diseases that lead to blindness and affect more than 9 million people in the United States.
FSR is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving care for sarcoidosis patients and to finding a cure for this disease. Since 2000, FSR has worked to position sarcoidosis as a growing problem on the U.S. health care agenda and established itself as the authoritative resource for patients, health professionals and the public.
The GRG supports and promotes young investigators, both Physician and Doctoral Scientists, by providing a forum for Clinical and Basic researchers to network and communicate cutting edge ideas in the investigation of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases.
The GBS/CIDP Foundation International is the only voluntary, nonprofit organization that provides support to patients of GBS/CIDP and their families, awards grants to researchers and offers education to the public and professional communities.
We seek out new approaches to glaucoma research, and we follow the funding through to results. Our continuing commitment has led to important and promising insights.
The ICA funds its own Pilot Research Program and administers the Fishbein Family IC Research Foundation Research Program. Together, these programs have distributed over $2.5 million in IC research grants in the past decade. The ICA also works closely with Congress and the National Institutes of Health to ensure continued funding of IC research at the federal level.
Welcome to giResearch.org, a site by IFFGD. Here we focus on actions to improve, through research, the lives of the millions of people – men, women, and children – who are affected by gastrointestinal (GI) or digestive disorders.
Our Mission is to promote the scientific knowledge and clinical application of basic hematology, immunology, stem cell research, cell and gene therapy and related aspects of research through publications, discussions, scientific meetings and the support of young investigators.
Today LRI stands at the forefront of innovation in lupus research. Since its founding in 2000, its Campaign for a Cure has raised millions and awarded nearly $22 million in grants to 85 scientists at leading institutions nationwide.
Since we began our research grant program in 1983, NBTF has granted over $5 million to worthy brain tumor researchers. NBTF has funded cutting edge research into new treatments, improving traditional treatments and enhancing the quality of life of all brain tumor patients.
NHGRI supports the development of resources and technology that will accelerate genome research and its application to human health. A critical part of the NHGRI mission continues to be the study of the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genome research. NHGRI also supports the training of investigators and the dissemination of genome information to the public and to health professionals.
National Jewish Medical and Research Center is known worldwide for treatment of patients with respiratory, immune and related diseases, and for groundbreaking medical research.
The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (SSPF) helps individuals overcome spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders by funding scientific research, medical treatment, rehabilitation and technological advances.
The Society for Gynecologic Investigation is taking a leading role in international scientific society innovation and in so doing provides a strong voice for issues of womens reproductive health and places them at the global forefront.
TAMR is an organization of scientists, physicians, ethicists, leading health groups, and individuals who support biomedical research in Regenerative Medicine for the express purpose of curing diseases and alleviating suffering.
The Stanley Medical Research Institute is a nonprofit organization supporting research on the causes of, and treatments for, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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