The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has announced that it has received a $7.1 million gift from New York developer and philanthropist Richard T. Fields for neurological research and care. The gift — the largest private donation for a specific disease program in the Medical Center’s history — will create a research and clinical center of excellence for facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD), a form of muscular dystrophy. [click link for full article]

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