Read the latest positive news, breakthroughs, and inspiring stories about medical research funding, curated daily by BrightWire.
Former Olympic runner Beth Dobbin, now bedbound 22 hours daily with ME, is calling on the Prime Minister to invest in research for a condition affecting over 400,000 Britons. Her powerful letter highlights a disease that has been dramatically underfunded despite devastating the lives of patients who have nowhere to turn within the NHS.
A Chicago softball tournament founded 32 years ago brought together 1,500 women this weekend, raising $115,000 for breast cancer research last year alone. The event has now donated over $1 million to support groundbreaking treatments that are helping patients live longer.
Cancer survivors and grieving parents are urging Iowa lawmakers to fund pediatric cancer research for the first time. The $3 million bill would help develop treatments designed for children, not just smaller doses of adult therapies.
Rock legend Glenn Tipton, who has lived with Parkinson's disease since 2008, just donated £250,000 to Imperial College London to fund groundbreaking treatment research. The Judas Priest guitarist's charity is turning his personal battle into hope for millions worldwide.