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Real Talk from Participants

People with Parkinson's and control volunteers share their advice and perspective on joining clinical studies and being an active participant in the quest for a cure.

  • Matt Ackerman.

    My Research Journey: Participating for a Better Future

    Matt Ackerman, an MJFF Patient Council member, wanted to make a difference for the millions of others living with Parkinson’s. That’s why he became a clinical research participant.
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    Powering Parkinson’s Research with my Blueprint

    Claudia Revilla, member of the Foundation’s Patient Council, shares her journey of participating in Parkinson's genetic research to help speed a cure.
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  • Eric at his nonprofit’s first annual basket raffle.

    Living Life to the Fullest with Parkinson’s

    Eric registered for Fox Insight once he was diagnosed in February 2018.
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    A Privilege to Participate

    Diane Winiarski not only signs up for every research study on Parkinson’s disease that she can, she feels lucky to be able to do it. Here’s why.
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  • Carol Whitlatch with her son and partner.

    A Parkinson’s Diagnosis Brings a Researcher Full Circle

    Once Carol Whitlatch was diagnosed with Parkinson's, she signed up for Fox Insight.
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    A Gift (to Research) That Keeps on Giving

    For more Foundation news and research updates, read the Spring/Summer 2019 edition of The Fox Focus, our biannual newsletter.
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  • PPMI Participant Hyam Kramer and his husband Tom posing in front of the Taj Mahal on their vacation.

    "Smart" Studies: Digital Health Tools Help Understand the Daily Parkinson's Experience

    Researchers are exploring how to utilize smartphones and smartwatches, and Parkinson's is a good test case.
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The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) is our landmark study. It gathers information over time to learn more about how brain disease starts and changes and how to stop it. Now it needs you.

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