Pioneer Grantees Present Game-Changing Ideas at 12gurus: Health Conference
April 12, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Pioneer Grantees Present Game-Changing Ideas at 12gurus: Health Conference
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Congratulations to Scott Johnson, an Inspirational Innovator
March 14, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Tonight in Washington, Scott Johnson, the CEO of the Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF), will be honored as the recipient of the prestigious Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award fromResearch!America. The Pioneer Portfolio congratulates Scott and the M ...
Advancing the Field of Health Games
March 31, 2011 | Program Result
Progress and lessons learned from two programs that seek to advance the impact digital games can have on health.
Gamers Forecast Use of Mobile Devices, Social Networks and Advanced Data Mining to Accelerate Medical Research
January 24, 2011 | News Release
Breakthroughs to Cures gaming event generates thousands of ideas from hundreds of players worldwide; named among top ten most impactful games of 2011.
Breakthroughs to Cures
October 7, 2010 | Report
Several partners hosted a Foresight Engine thought experiment called Breakthroughs to Cures during 2010 to help uncover avenues to accelerate medical research and development.
Trends and Regional Variation in Hip, Knee and Shoulder Replacement
April 6, 2010 | Report
The rate of hip, knee, and shoulder replacements for Medicare patients is growing rapidly, and there is widespread variation in how likely patients are to undergo this surgery, depending on where they live and their race, according to this new report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project.
Using Online Tools to Drive a Discussion About the Future of Medical Research
March 25, 2010 | Story/Video
To further transformative change in medical R&D, RWJF increases its support to the Myelin Repair Foundation.
Speeding the Process of Making Medical Discoveries and Moving Them Into Treatment
July 29, 2009 | Program Result
From 2005 to 2008, the Myelin Repair Foundation of Saratoga, Calif., implemented the Accelerated Research Collaboration model, a focused strategy for structuring medical research.
Peer Professional Workgroup Profile: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
May 15, 2008 | Program Result
The ALS Workgroup was one of eight peer professional workgroups formed by national program office staff to bring medical leaders together to generate new ideas for their fields.
Games for Health
May 6, 2008 | Video/Story
Connecting the worlds of video games and health, with positive results.