R.I. Foundation Awards $360K to 15 Medical Research Projects


Foundation: Rhode Island Foundation

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Love is in the air, at least when it comes to the research projects funded by the Rhode Island Foundation.

The nonprofit has awarded more than $360,000 in seed funding to 15 medical research projects, ranging from a study looking at whether romantic relationships can reduce the risk of stroke to a project that could help better cope with attention deficit hyperactive disorder, the Providence Journal reports.

The projects range from infectious diseases, cardiac research, coronary artery disease, cerebral accidents, cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, diabetes, allergies, and performance enhancing substances.

"Together with our visionary donors, we are providing the crucial source of early funding that enables local researchers to purse promising medical advances," foundation CEO David N.cilline said in a statement.

The University of Rhode Island received seven grants totaling $165,401 for various research projects, including studies on access and safety of opioid agonist therapy in pregnant women and serotonin neuron modulation after spinal cord injury.

Island Hospital got two grants worth $50,000 to look at the health care transition of adolescents living with HIV in Rwanda and the implementation and evaluation of pre-hospital trauma program for community workers in far-west Nepal.

Roger Williams University, Brown University, and the Ocean State Research Institute each received $25,000 from the foundation for their respective projects.

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