Although FGM, or taking someone abroad for the procedure, is illegal in the UK, research by Forward (Foundation for Women's Health Research and Development) found more than 20, 000 girls in England and Wales were at risk.

BBC: Tackling female genital mutilation 'taboo' in Birmingham

On Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 12:00 PM (EST) in a webinar hosted by the Advertising Research Foundation, Amy Shea, Brand Keys EVP Global Brand Development, will present the findings from a new study extending the body-of-knowledge on how humor can build brand equity.

FORBES: 'Four Car Insurance Brands Drive Into a Bar'

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, which encourages research collaborations between academia and industry and funds drug development, is also conducting a study whose results could be used to profile which patients will benefit from which treatment combinations.

WSJ: New Drugs Slow a Fast-Spreading Cancer

The findings provide "foundation for priority setting for food-safety interventions, policy development, research, and analyses, " the spokeswoman said.

WSJ: Vegetables Are the Main Cause of Food-Borne Illness, CDC Study Finds

And Google co-founder Page has joined the board of the X Prize Foundation, which is now planning a series of new contests to encourage research and development.

FORBES: The New Space Race

Aided by a 13-center research consortium group funded by the Defense Department and the Prostate Cancer Foundation and intended to speed development of medicines for the disease, researchers ultimately and rapidly enrolled 140 patients, with promising results.

WSJ: New Medical Strides Against Prostate Cancer