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IMAGINE ID Research Opportunity: Can you help?
IMAGINE ID is a research study that aims to increase understanding of children and young people with intellectual disability. It is supported by UNIQUE, the rare chromosome disorder charity. The IMAGINE ID team is very keen to learn more about...
Cordinated Care for Rare Diseases Focus Group
New research study investigating how care should be coordinated for rare conditions Are you 18 or over and a patient with a rare or undiagnosed condition? Are you the parent or carer of a patient with a rare or undiagnosed condition? Would you...
SGA Study News
SGA Metformin Study Was your child born ‘small for dates’? Are they still small for their age? Has their doctor told you they may need growth hormone injections to help them grow? They might be eligible to join a new study, find out more at:...
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....
Disney Time
The decision has been made... This year's theme for Saturday night at the Convention is: Disney After the outstanding efforts at the Superhero evening last year, we expect this year to be even better, with princesses, knights, lions, flying elephants and a mouse or...
Who can beat them?
BBC2's Eggheads programme is on the lookout for a team. Do you have what it takes to beat them? Do you think we could put together a winning CGF team? If you have enough people to make up a team, the details are below...
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...
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