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Supported by Simons Foundation, ‘Video Game’ Study Identifies Kids With Attention Deficits

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09/21/2016

A digital assessment platform designed to look and feel like a video game may successfully flag children with attention disorders, according to the results of a study published Sept. 20, 2016, in Translational Psychiatry.

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City Council to Examine Young Men's Initiative Funded by Bloomberg and Open Society Foundations

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09/21/2016

On Wednesday, about five years after the launch of the Young Men’s Initiative, the City Council will hold an oversight hearing to examine the status of YMI and its effectiveness nearly three years into the de Blasio administration.

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With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer

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09/20/2016

Fat isn't just something we eat: it may also lie at the heart of a new approach to treating cancer.

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Funders Need Good Data to Evaluate Programs That Decriminalize Drug Addiction

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09/20/2016

Insha Rahman, Senior Planner at the Vera Institute, comments on the recent PNY Program, "Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic."

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Russell Sage Survey Finds Fear of Other People Is Now Primary Motivation for American Gun Ownership

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09/19/2016

A momentous shift in what kinds of firearms Americans are owning — and why — has huge implications for public health.

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Reminder to Apply: NYSHealth 2017 Special Projects Fund

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09/19/2016

NYSHealth Special Projects Fund awards are one-time, nonrenewable funding opportunities consistent with the Foundation's mission to improve the health of all New Yorkers but outside of its main priority areas.

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RFPs Etc

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Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Medical Disclosure Policy of Presidential Candidates

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09/19/2016

Last week saw a historical first: the future President's personal health became a major issue and, all of a sudden, physicians were thrust into roles that looked uncomfortably like campaign surrogates.

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Brian Byrd, Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation, Chats About the Intersection of Health & Justice

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09/19/2016

Brian Byrd, program officer at the NY State Health Foundation, explains how he chose the panel for the PNY Program, "Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic."

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After the Q&A

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Simons Foundation Provides Funding for Autism Family Biobank

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09/16/2016

New York City-based Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative is providing funding to support Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division of Research in building the Autism Family Biobank, a study surrounding the cause and new treatments for...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study

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09/15/2016

The Zika study, published in the prestigious journal Cell Reports , describes a mouse model developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis that shows that the Zika virus is detectable in tears.

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