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Sparks - The Children's Medical Research Charity

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 18:51 Written by Administrator

The Sparks Mission

Sparks' mission is to help all babies be born healthy and stay healthy. They do this by funding high quality medical research into childhood diseases.

The facts

Approximately 1 in 30 babies in the UK are born with a health condition that will affect them and their families for the rest of their lives. For instance, every year:

Pre-eclampsia kills around 6 women and several hundred babies in the UK
Spina bifida affects around 150,000 children born around the world
Neuroblastoma is one of the leading cause of cancer deaths in 1 to 5 year-olds
Leukaemia is diagnosed in around 400 children in the UK

How Sparks have helped

Our most recent medical achievements include:

Neuroblastoma Sparks-funded research has identified a gene that may protect against all cancers including neuroblastoma, one of the biggest cancer killers of children under five
Club foot - our researchers are leading the world's biggest study into club foot identifying the key genes that rob many children of a fully active life
Spina bifida - our researchers have identified genes that may be linked to severe Spina bifida
Cerebral palsy - we are contributing to the development of brain cooling equipment that is reducing the incidence of brain injury and cerebral palsy in babies

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