Multiple Sclerosis

JK Rowling Donates Millions To Found Research Clinic

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has made a big donation for research on degenerative neurological conditions and diseases. The Guardian reports that the author has donated £10 million (approximately $15.4 million) to create a clinic in honor of her mother who died at 45 and had multiple sclerosis. Rowling herself recently turned 45. The Anne Rowling regenerative neurology clinic will be based at the University of Edinburgh and will research a variety of diseases including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

The Guardian article reports that Rowling gave a large donation to the Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland towards setting up the university's centre for multiple sclerosis research back in 2006 but that this is the largest direct donation that Rowling has ever made to a charitable cause. It is also the biggest single gift the university had ever received.

The clinic will work directly with MS sufferers and other patients to develop and test new treatments. The clinic will be part of the the BioQuarter medical research campus, in south-east Edinburgh. The project is a massive life science real estate development that will include a large state-of-the-art teaching hospital, the University of Edinburgh's world-renowned medical school and biomedical research and development facilities all on one site. The $1.2 billion public/private investment project will attract the best scientists, clinicians and researchers from around the world. Check out a video of the the project after the jump.

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Lamborghini Spyder raises $270k for MS at Charity Auction

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, Charity

This year's Race to Erase MS charity fundraiser gala in Los Angeles raised a record $2 million for the Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis, aided by the generous bid of $270,000 for the first new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder to be delivered to the United States. The bid was placed by Malibu couple Kymberly Gold, co-founder of True Religion Jeans, and music producer Victor Newman, who will receive the car next month when US deliveries of the exotic roadster are scheduled to begin. The car was prepared specially by Lamborghini for the charity event, held this past weekend at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, in black with orange accents to mirror the charity's colors.

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The Nancy Davis Foundation for MS, Charity Of The Day

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Filed under: Celebrity Shopping, Charity, Charity of the Day, Big Givers

The Nancy Davis Foundation was created in 1993, after Nancy learned she had multiple sclerosis. She was told by her doctor she would be lucky to even be able to perform simple tasks for much longer. Determined to prove her doctors dismal diagnosis wrong, she vowed to keep a positive attitude, an active lifestyle, and search for a cure. Today, the Race to Erase MS has grown into a spectacular celebrity gala benefit held annually, with over $30 million raised for multiple sclerosis research to date! All earnings go directly to one of the nation's top MS research centers. Here's a fashionable and easy way you can help, by purchasing a Nancy Davis MS T-Shirt. Cute and affordable, (only $25) that's a purchase you can feel good about!

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