Medical Research Nonprofits in Kentucky

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RESEARCH INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO THE DISCOVERY OF NEW KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF CANCER. ALL DISCOVERIES RESULTING FROM ONGOING RESEARCH ARE FREELY GIVEN TO THE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY THROUGH PROMPTLY REPORTED PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. WOOD HUDSON APPROACHES THE CANCER PROBLEM THREE WAYS:1) STUDY OF CLINICAL CASES AND EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF CANCER TO LEARN NEW METHODS OF CANCER PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT;2) STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES OF CANCER, PARTICULARLY FOOD AND DRINKING WATER CHEMICALS;3) AND PROVISION OF TRAINING AND "HANDS-ON" RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TOMORROW'S SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS THROUGH ITS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM

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AS THE ENGINE OF THE MARKEY CANCER CENTER, WE LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. WE CONNECT SUPPORTERS TO A CAUSE GREATER THAN THEMSELVES BY MATCHING THEIR PASSION WITH THE DOCTORS, NURSES AND RESEARCHERS WHO ARE WORKING TO CURE CANCER AND THUS CHANGE THE COURSE OF HUMANITY. KENTUCKY HAS THE WORST CANCER RATES IN THE UNION. AND WHEN CANCER SINGLES OUT OUR CITIZENS FOR ITS WORST, THAT IS WHEN MARKEY CANCER CENTER FOUNDATION FUNDS OUR MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS. THOSE WEAPONS ARE GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS, PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND, OF COURSE, CUTTING-EDGE PATIENT CARE DELIVERED WITH COMPASSION, IN A PLACE THAT OFFERS HOPE. OUR GENEROUS DONORS SUPPORT THE DEDICATED STAFF OF THE MARKEY CANCER CENTER WHO COME TO THIS EXTRAORDINARY PLACE, ON A DAILY BASIS - ALL WITH ONE GOAL - TO LEAD KENTUCKY'S FIGHT AGAINST CANCER.

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NSCF FUNDS ADULT STEM CELL AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH, CONNECTS CHILDREN WITH LIMITED RESOURCES TO CLINICAL TRIALS FOR RARE DISEASES, AND UNDERWRITES THE NATIONAL STEM SCHOLAR PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM PIONEERS NATIONWIDE.

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TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH THAT LEADS TO IMPROVING LIFE

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TO SERVE AS A COLLABORATIVE CENTER OF EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING WITH NEUROLOGIC CONDITIONS, AND FACILITATE CONNECTION WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE FOR THEM.

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The goal of this organization is to provide all forms of support except for financial assistance or fund raising for other organizations within the Medical Research major group area.

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EDUCATIONAL, AUDIOLOGICAL, DIAGNOSTIC, COCHLEAR IMPLANT, AND EAR RELATED MEDICAL SERVICES.

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THE MISSION IS TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY RELATING TO TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT, SPORTS MEDICINE, FRACTURES AND OSTEOPOROSIS. THE FOUNDATION IS ENGAGED DIRECTLY IN THE CONTINUOUS ACTIVE CONDUCT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. D/B/A UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL, A QUALIFIED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.

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TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF HEART AND VASCULAR DISEASE THROUGH RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND EDUCATION.

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research which can be used to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases or conditions, including stroke, that affect the heart, lungs and blood vessels. The related medical specialty is cardiovascular medicine, a subspecialty of internal medicine.

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THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THIS SOCIETY IS FORMED IS TO FURTHER BY STUDY AND TEACHING THE KNOWLEDGE OF DISEASES OF THE EYE AND THE APPLICATION OF SUCH KNOWLEDGE TO THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF THESE DISEASES AND TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY OF HEALING IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS AND IN THE PHILOSOPHY AND CHARACTER OF OPHTHALMOLOGICAL PHYSICIANS.

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USES THE FUNDS TO AID AND ASSIST CHILDREN AFFLICTED WITH APHASIA AND RELATED PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEFECTS. $17,360 WAS PAID FOR SPEECH THERAPY AND AUDIO SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.

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CLINICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (CRF) PROMOTES QUALITY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE MEDICAL TREATMENT, GENERAL HEALTH, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR NATION'S VETERANS BY PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE FUNDING MECHANISM TO ROBLEY REX VA MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCHERS FOR NON-VA FUNDED STUDIES OR TRIALS

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research which can be used to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimers disease, a form of presenile dementia which is caused by atrophy of the front and occipital lobes of the brain.

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research which can be used to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases or conditions that affect the nerves, muscles or bones.

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research which can be used to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of any of a number of illnesses or conditions that are hereditary and passed from parent to offspring.

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research which can be used to improve the options available to physicians who have advanced training in the medical specialty which diagnoses conditions which require surgical intervention and provide preoperative, operative and postoperative care for surgical patients.

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TO RAISE MONEY TO DONATE TO CANCER RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS.

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The goal of this organization is to provide all forms of support except for financial assistance or fund raising for other organizations within the Medical Research major group area.

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research which can be used to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of autism, a developmental disability, usually evident by age three, which affects a childs ability to communicate, understand language, play and relate to others.