This is a new initiative launched by the parents of Jack Brown and their friends and supporters to fund research that will permit UK based treatment for neuroblastoma.
Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency is an extremely rare disease. So far, only 50 children worldwide have been identified with the disease. It has proved fatal for at least 3 of them. The AADC Research Trust is a children's charity dedicated to funding research, supporting affected families and promoting worldwide disease awareness.
We fund pioneering research into Asthma and Allergic Disease led by teams of world-renowned experts. This includes kick-start funding for research, supporting PhD students, developing education and training through worldwide contact and discussion and the purchase of necessary equipment and consumables. We are also proud to have funded the world's leading genetic research team in identifying asthma related genes.
Above & Beyond Charities supports the work of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI), Bristol Children’s Hospital, St. Michaels Hospital, Bristol General Hospital, Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol Dental Hospital, Bristol Homeopathic Hospital and Clevedon Hospital. <p> Above & Beyond Charities funds projects which touch the lives of the thousands of people cared for by University Hospitals Bristol and local community services each year. <p> Last year the Charity gave over £2.2 million in grants to make a real difference to healthcare in Bristol and the South West.
The Academy aims to ensure advances in medical research are developed into healthcare treatments for patients as quickly as possible. This is achieved through the work of 900 elected Fellows who provide expert, independent advice on particular workstreams including biomedical science policy and careers for medical researchers. The Academy also manages the Daniel Turnberg Memorial Trust.
ADDER is a charity based in the North East of England dedicated to helping people with dystonia, a neurological condition which involves abnormal muscle movements. Our main achievement is the correct diagnosis of over 2,000 people proving that dystonia is 2nd only to Parkinson's Disease in its prevalence (commonness).
M.E. devastates the lives of around 250,000 people in the UK. They live with severe pain and exhaustion and many are left housebound or bedbound. Action for M.E. helps to improve the lives of people with M.E. by providing specialist support and information whilst campaigning for research, treatments and services.
AICR supports fundamental research into the basic mechanisms involved in the development of those diseases commonly known as cancer. AICR endeavours to fund research in areas that are relatively underfunded or unexplored compared with those funded by other major cancer research organisations.
Aims2Cure finances research into finding a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. It sponsors research scientists at The Institute of Neurology and at the Institute of Cell and Molecular Science in London. In 2007 Aims2Cure established The Michele Elster Fund to help other MS sufferers by alleviating many obstacles life may present making a difference to their lives.
The charity's objectives are to educate people in all matters relating to Alkaptonuria Disease and its causes, effects and treatments particularly through its website; to relieve the suffering of people with the disease by providing information and advice; to carry out research into the causes, effects, treatment and management of the disease and disseminate useful results.
Alopecia UK provides information, support and advice for for people with experience of alopecia areata, alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis. Alopecia UK also supports research into alopecia and works to raise awareness and understanding of alopecia.
Raising awareness and supporting sufferers of, and research into, Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency a genetic condition which causes lung and liver problems.
The Alzheimer's Research Trust is the UK's leading charity for research into Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The charity also provides free information on dementia and the treatments available.
The Alzheimer's Society is the leading UK care and research charity for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, their families and carers. To find out more about fundraising for the Society log on to www.alzheimers.org.uk/events
So many people's lives are touched by cancer and the key to a cure must be out there somewhere. By raising funds, AMMF aims to support specialised research teams working to find causes, treatments and cures for gastrointestinal cancers, especially cholangiocarcinoma.
The money raised by Amserjustintime will provide care and support for pancreatic cancer patients and their families in Wales, as well as funding the medical profession for investigation and research into pancreatic cancer.
Andrea’s Gift raises awareness and funds to support brain tumour patients and long term research projects in Yorkshire. Its main project is to support and fund a dedicated brain cancer research laboratory and team who will develop a northern based centre of excellence, providing leading edge research into an area where too little money and focus has been invested to this point.
The Fund supports the provision of information and research into leukaemia and other blood related disorders and is committed to providing the best possible care to patients and their relatives on Ward 7 at Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) raises funds to promote medical research into the cause, treatment and cure of arthritic conditions; to educate medical students, doctors and allied healthcare professionals about arthritis and to provide information to people affected by the condition and to the general public.
This charity was set up to help support local Asda colleague based fundraising. Money donated via this website will be transferred from Justgiving.com to The Asda Foundation, which will collate all funds until the end of the Tickled Pink event, then share the money raised between the two breast cancer charities; Breast Cancer Care 72% and Breast Cancer Campaign 28%.
Ataxia-Telangiectasia is a rare inherited condition which affects children. It is a progressive disease which starts in early childhood, and causes severe disability and early death. The A-T Society provides support for those affected and their families and also funds research into the disease.
Autism Speaks raises funds to accelerate biomedical research to determine and understand the causes of autism; and through that understanding to discover and promote new ways of improving the quality of life of all those affected
It is a world leading medical research institute carrying out vital research into various diseases and illnesses including Sudden Infant Death Syndrom (SIDS or cot death), Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation (IUGR), pre-eclampsia, burns injuries incl. children's burns, skin repair, tendon and ligament injury, fistula, bowel disorders, heart disease, stroke and other vascular disorders.
Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust Charity Fund aims to improve patient and staff welfare and to enhance the hospital environment for patients, staff and visitors. Operating in east London and Essex our hospitals serve a population of approximately 700,000 and our charity work complements the core services funded by the NHS.
We are the independent registered charity for the three hospitals of Barts and The London NHS Trust – Barts in the City (Britain’s oldest hospital, founded 1123), The Royal London, in Whitechapel, (founded 1740) and The London Chest, in Bethnal Green (founded 1848) - and their excellent schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing. Charitable giving by patients, local communities and businesses has always played and will continue to play a vital role in our hospitals. Their support helps provide state of the art facilities and equipment; supports cutting-edge research and innovations in treatments and ensures the best possible standards for our patients, staff and local communities. The hospitals still rely on the generosity of donors and volunteering from people in our diverse local communities and from those further afield. The Charity’s vital work cannot continue without the help of people like you.
Batten Disease is a group of rare, progressive neurodegenerative, genetic metabolic diseases that occur in children and adults worldwide. The BDFA's Vision is to bring light to Batten Disease by being the central point of excellence in the UK for supporting affected families and to facilitate research into the disease.
The Beatson Oncology Centre is the Cancer Treatment Centre for West and part of Central Scotland. The Centre treats patients and investigates possible new cancer treatments in the laboratory and clinic. The Fund supports the Centre's Research Departments - laboratory and clinical; pump primes development work; helps provide extras for patients.
The Blond McIndoe Research Foundation, the legacy of the world renowned plastic surgeon, Sir Archibald McIndoe is a centre of excellence in the field of wound healing with particular reference to the treatment of serious burns and children's scalds.
Blue Skies Hospitals Fund supports the best healthcare and the best medical research, on the UK’s premier tourist coast. Our aim is to banish the gloom of illness, allowing everyone to enjoy the blue skies of good health and the Fylde Coast. For the area’s 330,000 residents, and the 12 million or so holidaymakers who visit each year, Blue Skies Hospitals Fund reaches out with help that brightens those lives. The charity underpins the work of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, home to top quality patient services and medical research projects, and the employer of thousands of highly skilled doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals and support staff. The sole purpose of Blue Skies Hospitals Fund is to nurture the provision of quality NHS care on the Fylde Coast. The best technology, the most effective training, the latest research and the highest standards of care: in place and easy to access, should you ever need them.
90% of all new cases of Primary Bone Cancer (PBC) will develop in teenagers. The Bone Cancer Research Trust is devoted to promoting research into the causes and treatment of PBC, particularly Osteosarcoma & Ewing's Sarcoma, and to improving outcomes for patients; and providing information and support for patients and families.
35,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year – it’s the 2nd biggest cancer killer. Thousands more will have to face life with a stoma as a result of surgery.We want more people to survive bowel cancer by investigating what initiates it and causes it to spread (metastasise) to produce better diagnostic techniques and therapies. Our research also covers other bowel diseases, such as Colitis and Crohn’s Disease and through pioneering surgical techniques we aim to enable sufferers to live free of a stoma.
Research into all forms of Bowel Disease. Supports clinical research in Hospitals in Uk and Ireland. We are the offiical Research arm of the Assoaciation of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. They pay all of our running costs, everything that is donated goes to Research
BRACE (Bristol Research into Alzheimer’s and Care of the Elderly) was set up to support the work of the Bristol Dementia Research Group through an endowment fund. The group is recognised by the research community as a major centre for Alzheimer's disease and dementia research.
The Brain and Spine Foundation aims to maximise the quality of life for people with neurological disorders and to reduce neurological disability by providing a national focus for research, education and information.
The Brain Research Trust is the main fund raising arm of the world-renowned neurological research centre, the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London. It funds research into diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone, and disabling neurological conditions such as brain tumours, epilepsy, stroke, and migraine.
Brain Tumour Action provides help and support to people diagnosed with a brain tumour by way of support groups throughout the UK, information leaflets and aromotherapy treatment. It is also part funding brain tumour research projects in the UK.
BTRC (in assocation with Way Ahead) works with a Neurosciences team at Charing Cross Hospital/Imperial College London to promote research into the causes and treatment of brain tumours, to raise public awareness of the need for this research and the current lack of funding.
The Bristol Urological Institute aims to improve the treatment and care of people with urological disorders, to support and develop research with particular emphasis on cancers of the urinary tract and the problem of incontinence and to provide a high standard of training for nurses, medical students, doctors and surgeons.
The charity is dedicated to raising the awareness and understanding of hidradenitis suppurativa.
The British Lung Foundation aims to find Solutions to lung disease by funding word-class medical research, provide support to those living with a lung condition, provide information on lung disease to patients their carers and the public.
The British Neurological Research Trust is dedicated to supporting the research of the Spinal Repair Unit, Institute of Neurology, towards the repair of injury in the central nervous system. This research is focused on the translation of newly discovered science for human clinical benefit.
The Myelin Project is a non-profit charity, which funds research to find treatment and cures for demyelinating diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the Leukodystrophies. These are devastating illnesses that affect both adults and children, there are no known cures for these diseases. All money raised goes direct to research.
Its aim is to improve the treatment and management of urological disease through sponsorship of research, education and training of urologists, patient information and public awareness. It develops training programmes to bring best urology practice to the UK by sending urologists to centres of specialist expertise .
Cancer Research Wales is the only totally independent National Cancer Research Charity for Wales. Founded in 1966 with the philosophy that - ALL money raised in Wales is spent in Wales supporting scientists and PhD students working across the Principality. We donate approximately 90p in every £1.00 to cancer research.
The charity funds research nurses, data managers, scientists and research fellows mostly at Mount Vernon and Charing Cross Hospitals, who are developing new treatments for cancer. Continuing the exciting programme of taking drugs that attack the blood vessels that supply cancers from the laboratory to patients, is dependent on support from this charity.
Cancer Vaccine is the only national charity in the UK specifically funding research to fight cancer with vaccines. It is determined and confident that vaccines, which have no side effects (unlike existing therapies such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy), will become an accepted form of treatment for cancer enabling patients to live longer with a better quality of life.
Our aim is to empower people by providing them with information - ALL the information - including complementary, alternative and new therapies used effectively elsewhere in the world so they can make more informed choices and thus increase their personal chances of beating this disease.
Candlelighters supports the work of the Regional Children and Adolescent Cancer and Leukaemia Unit at St. James's Hospital Leeds and funds research into childhood cancer.
An independent umbrella charity that works solely to provide enhanced care for the benefit of all people that use the ser