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• BOSTON, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jimmy Fund announced today that Boston Red Sox pitcher, Garrett Whitlock, will once again serve as the Jimmy Fund Captain this season.
• The Red Sox have partnered with the Jimmy Fund since 1953, the longest and most successful charitable partnership in sports.
• "We are thrilled to have Garrett Whitlock as our Jimmy Fund Captain again this year," said Suzanne Fountain, vice president of the Jimmy Fund.
• Upcoming Jimmy Fund fundraisers include:
  Strike Out Cancer with the Jimmy Fund – Red Sox fans can help strike out cancer all season long by pledging a donation of any amount for each Red Sox win this season.

• PHOENIX, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Athlete-founded beverage brand Coco5 is excited to announce the launch of Fuel The Fight, an impactful partnership with the American Cancer Society and Coaches vs. Cancer .
• The partnership invites fans to play a pivotal role in helping fuel the fight against cancer, which affects millions of people annually.
• "I've seen firsthand how partnerships transform our fight against cancer," shares Coach Lon Kruger, council chair of Coaches vs. Cancer.
• "At the American Cancer Society, we recognize that our vision to end cancer as we know it isn't something we can do ourselves," remarks Brant Woodward Senior Executive Vice President of Field Operations for the American Cancer Society.

• "This milestone underscores our commitment to improve outcomes for patients and transform the treatment of multiple myeloma with CARVYKTI," said Jordan Schecter, M.D., Vice President, Disease Area Leader, Multiple Myeloma, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine.
• CARVYKTI® is a cell therapy that works by harnessing a patient's immune system, or T cells, to fight the disease.
• Treatment requires extensive training, preparation, and certification to ensure a positive experience for patients.
• Since initial approval in February 2022, Johnson & Johnson has made significant advances in manufacturing to rapidly scale CARVYKTI® production.

• The toads were imported from Hawaii and released in Queensland, purportedly to manage pest beetles in sugar cane crops.
• Along the way, cane toads have created havoc.
• By exposing native animals to less toxic baby cane toads, we can teach them not to eat the deadly adults.

‘Teacher toads’

• In some cases, the only way to reduce the impacts of such invaders may be to build the resilience of native species.
• This can be achieved through a method known as “conditioned taste aversion” – a learned association between the taste of a particular food and illness.
• Across Australia’s tropics, many populations of this species have declined more than 90% due to ingestion of cane toads.

The results were clear

• To take on this challenge, we assembled a coalition of stakeholders including researchers, wildlife management agencies, non-government organisations, private landowners and Indigenous groups.
• We worked with the Bunuba Rangers and the WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• First, we captured adult female toads that were about to lay their eggs.
• The results of our intervention were clear.

Lessons for the future

• But our results suggest strategic use of this method can help maintain pockets with healthy predator populations.
• We’re optimistic that even a single deployment of baby toads may have long-term effects.
• It also shows the benefits of academics working with Indigenous communities and government authorities to achieve real outcomes for wildlife conservation.

Rick Shine receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Georgia Ward-Fear does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.