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Q&A with Sonal Das, PhD, About Funding Research in Drug Development
August 7, 2012
… Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) launched a new program for researchers from academia and industry, called the … industry and academic investigators, TPP seeks to support research projects focused on developing therapies for PD at … drug development at various stages along the pipeline; from early stage pre-clinical laboratory work to early stage …
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New Parkinson’s DBS Research: Does Not Increase Dementia Risk; May Help Earlier in Disease
July 7, 2020
… 1997 for the treatment of Parkinson’s symptoms. And today, research aims to not only improve DBS devices ( read about … Ten years after DBS (and, on average, over two decades into life with PD), about 30 percent had dementia. This is … and Parkinson’s . For the Future: DBS May Be Beneficial in Early Parkinson’s DBS currently is approved for people who …
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Sex-Related Longitudinal Change of Motor, Non-Motor, and Biological Features in Early Parkinson's Disease
January 21, 2022
… in motor and non-motor features and biologic biomarkers in early PD. Methods: We compared 5-year longitudinal changes … of experiences of daily living, such that men had a yearly increase in MDS-UPDRS part II by a multiplicative … factor of 1.27 compared to women at 0.7, while men had a yearly increase in MDS-UPDRS part I by a multiplicative …
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Research Roundup: Studies Recruiting to Treat Parkinson’s Symptoms and Disease Progression
December 22, 2023
… Therapeutics are testing whether a new oral drug, Risvodetinib (IkT-148009), can slow or stop the progression …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson Foundation Announce New Collaborative Research Alliance
September 17, 2014
… Outing Today, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) and The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and … Parkinson Foundation (BSDPF) announced a new collaborative research alliance to raise awareness and deepen investment … and MJFF have shared a productive working relationship for nearly a decade, collaborating on major studies, sharing …
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New Parkinson's Drug Comes to Market after Early Investment from The Michael J. Fox Foundation
December 26, 2018
… not well controlled with oral medication . MJFF supported early clinical trials of the treatment, and this is the … De-risking Investments for Larger Partners We provide early-stage therapeutic projects with the capital needed to … marching through clinical trials with new partners after early MJFF funding. Therapies targeting individual symptoms …