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Read the latest developments, reporting and analysis from the world of Parkinson's research, including progress made in studies, tools and collaborations funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
  • Dr. Carlie Tanner

    Neurology Today Profiles PPMI Co-Principal Investigator Carlie Tanner: “You couldn’t ask for more from a scientific career.”

    Earlier this month, PPMI co-principal investigator Carlie Tanner, MD, PhD, professor of neurology at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, was featured in…
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  • Brian Duggan

    PPMI: Our Study to Predict and Prevent Parkinson’s Needs You

    For more than 10 years, thousands of patients, scientists and volunteers have contributed to The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s (MJFF) landmark study, the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative …
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    Potential Therapy Targeting Key Parkinson’s Protein Advances in Human Trials

    Partners Prothena and Roche have enrolled the first participant in their Phase IIb trial of an alpha-synuclein antibody.
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    Overcoming Motivational Roadblocks to Fitness

    A new project funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation and the American Occupational Therapy Foundation uses goal setting, feedback and self-management strategies to help people with Parkinson’s…
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  • New Study Examines Impulse Control Disorders and Parkinson's Drugs

    News in Context: LRRK2 Therapy Reports Positive Phase I Findings

    Biogen and Denali announced their drug to lower LRRK2 activity was safe and moved markers of protein activity closer to normal with their tests.

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  • Promoting diversity in Parkinson's research benefits every one

    Editorial Issues “A Call to Action: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Parkinson’s Research and Care”

    The Michael J. Fox Foundation outlines areas of action to help engage diverse people in clinical studies of Parkinson's disease.
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    Fox Insight Survey Sheds Light on Cannabis Use and Parkinson's

    Results from a Fox Insight survey examining the use of cannabis to manage Parkinson’s symptoms were presented at the 2021 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.
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