A Foundation’s Long Quest to Take on Huntington’s Disease Picks Up Speed

A Foundation’s Long Quest to Take on Huntington’s Disease Picks Up Speed

The neurodegenerative disease gets less funder attention than other more common conditions, which is why a set of new $1 million research grants from the Hereditary Disease Foundation could really move the needle.

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Backed By Sergey Brin, the Newest Force in Parkinson's Research Looks to Speed Cures

Backed By Sergey Brin, the Newest Force in Parkinson's Research Looks to Speed Cures

Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, established by the Google cofounder, wants to diversify genetic research into the neurodegenerative disease. Its latest big grant will expand the geographic scope of a key international study.

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A Quiet Exodus: Funders Exit HIV Giving Even as Equity Gaps Grow

A Quiet Exodus: Funders Exit HIV Giving Even as Equity Gaps Grow

For World AIDS Day, guest authors Athena Cross, Carl Baloney and Jesse Milan Jr. call attention to diminishing HIV-related philanthropic support, despite prevailing racial equity gaps in diagnoses and treatment.

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Paul Allen's Philanthropic Legacy Continues with Funding for a Brand-New Field of Health Research

Paul Allen's Philanthropic Legacy Continues with Funding for a Brand-New Field of Health Research

The late Microsoft co-founder’s Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has launched its newest Discovery Center. Its goal: exploring how the human nervous system and immune system interact to shape health and disease.

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Gates Remains Among the Few in Philanthropy to Drive Research for an HIV Vaccine

Gates Remains Among the Few in Philanthropy to Drive Research for an HIV Vaccine

Philanthropy makes up only a small fraction of spending on research and support for people with HIV, still a major threat around the world. In the push for a vaccine, Gates and Gilead are leading the pack.

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What the Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation Supports in New Mexico

What the Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation Supports in New Mexico

The Santa Fe-based Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation can be a challenging funder to get to know because of its limited transparency and online presence. Here are some key facts to keep in mind.

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