Unique Scholarship Helps People Affected by Epilepsy Fulfill Life Ambitions

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UCB, The Epilepsy Company(TM), will honor 31 recipients of the 2008 UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship(TM) at a reception in Seattle, WA on Sunday, December 7 during the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting. The scholarship is awarded to inspiring people whose lives have been affected by epilepsy, and who seek personal growth through higher learning.
Each year, [...]

Ceregene Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Alzheimer’s Disease to be Funded by $5.4 Million Grant From National Institutes of Health

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Ceregene, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, announced that the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has received a $5.4 million grant from the National Institute of Aging at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support a Phase 2 clinical study of Ceregene’s CERE-110, a gene therapy product designed to deliver nerve growth factor (NGF) [...]

Teen Runs 265 Kilometres to Raise Funds for Grandmother With Parkinson’s Disease

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When 18 year old Luke McIver set out from Surrey, PEI on August 14th, he was determined to raise money for Parkinson’s. His grandmother, 78 year old Martha Perry had been living with Parkinson’s disease for over 10 years and Luke wanted to do something to help. The first year student and soccer enthusiast at [...]