Searching for a Cure: Boston Cure Project Implements MatchPoint

摘要

Aserendipitous result of the vast amount of information now available on the Internet is that it can be sifted and used by organizations for the betterment of the general population. While some of the health conscious may surf for nutritional data or new exercises, the possible impact of widespread access to this type of information extends far beyond, to diseases that are mysterious, life altering, and― thus far― incurable. Multiple Sclerosis, a disease afflicting more than two million people worldwide, has no known cause, no known cure, and no centralized organization to accumulate information and resources. The Boston Cure Project (BCP) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has taken an aggressive role in combating all of the above by "developing a centralized repository of literature," according to Hollie Schmidt, VP of scientific operations at BCP. The organization's CEO, Art Mellor, took an active interest in MS after his own diagnosis in 2000; "Art wanted to figure out how close we are to a cure," says Schmidt, "and a part of the problem was a lack of a centralized organization."