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Survey 2018
Child Growth Foundation Survey We have developed this survey to capture your experiences and satisfaction relating to the support and treatment you are receiving from the staturoty bodies and from the Child Growth Foundation. By gaining your thoughts and...
Travelling this Summer?
Travelling Tips and Information With school holidays just around the corner you may be about to travel to places near and far in search of rest, relaxation and a really good time! It is holiday season and so we thought it important to share some advice and...
Big Lottery Fund Success
Plans for this year's Convention are well under way, and thanks to National Lottery players we have almost secured all the funding for it! The convention takes place from September 28th to 30th, details can be found HERE and there is still time to book....
Research Awards 2018
The Child Growth Foundation has launched ist latest round of Research Award. The Award is for research projects that will directly enhance the health, psychological wellbeing and education of those affected by growth conditions. Grants cover salaries/stipends and...
Research Funding Update – 2013
Research Funding Introduction The Child Growth Foundation (“CGF” or “Foundation”) aims to “promote and fund research into the causes and cure of growth and endocrine disorders, and publish the results”. The Foundation has been actively pursuing this aim for many years...
Research Update – June 2017
Research update – June 2017 The CGF is currently funding four research projects, two of which will finish this year and the principal investigators have all provided progress reports which appear elsewhere in this newsletter. With increasingly limited financial...
Research Update – December 2017
Research Update – December 2017 With several programmes finishing during 2017 our research portfolio is much reduced, and we are now only funding three active projects. This is largely due to our current financial constraints and we hope to be in a position to award...
Research Funding Protocol
Funding Protocol Funding Policy The CGF aims to promote and fund research into the causes and cure of growth and endocrine disorders. The charity may also consider requests for the purchase of equipment or for financial support to deliver conferences or training...
Links to useful GOSH Leaflets:
Nissens Fundoplication Growth Hormone Therapy Living with naso-gastric tube feeding Living with a gastrostomy Glucagon test
Sotos Syndrome – Summary of Research
Sotos Syndrome: A Summary of the Research – Chloe Lane Review_Summary.pdf http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0149189 Understanding behavioural characteristics in Sotos Syndrome (PDF) Sotos Theory of Mind (PDF) To NICE and Beyond: What’s...
RSS Clinical Scoring System
A prospective study validating a clinical scoring system and demonstrating phenotypical-genotypical correlations in Silver-Russell syndrome: Some of you may know, The Magic Foundation's RSS/SGA R&E Fund, in conjunction with Dr Harbison and Dr Netchine, began an...
Fabulous Fundraisers
Having recently raised a whopping £1,220 for the CGF we asked member and mum to Olivia, Kelly Biggs, to fill us in on how, along with her family and friends, they raised such a fantastic amount! Why did you want to raise money for the Child Growth Foundation? We felt...
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