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Ride with Parky's Peddlers!
March 9, 2012
… In 1987, Alf Todd and his son Aaron (10 at the time) embarked on a … 4 years later, Alf made the trip again, but this time with Aaron and his youngest son Adam (also 10 years old). In 2001, Alf yet again embarked on, what was now becoming a personal and sentimental favorite, to San …
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Now Is the Time to Pass the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Disease
April 24, 2024
… The National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act (H.R.2365/S.1064) is the first-ever … this legislation will create an advisory council tasked with creating and implementing a nationwide strategy to better diagnose, treat, and ultimately prevent and cure Parkinson's. Now under consideration in the …
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Biofeedback-based Motor Learning to Ameliorate Freezing of Gait
… Objective/Rationale : Our objective is to demonstrate that an intervention program based on motor … freezing. Since sufficient motor learning capabilities are preserved in PD, we hypothesize that an intervention program … its amenability to appropriate therapy. Anticipated Outcome : We anticipate that after intensive training, the …
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Debi Brooks Heads to Capitol Hill to Advocate for Research Collaboration on Behalf of PD Patients
January 29, 2013
… of Medical Research: How New Medicines Gets from the Lab to the Patient” Congressional Briefing in Washington, D.C., … of the National Institutes of Health, and Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. … the PD movement with The Michael J. Fox Foundation, please visit: https://www.michaeljfox.org/get-involved/index.html …
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Ways to Advance Parkinson’s Research Online During COVID-19
May 14, 2020
… option. Join Fox Insight , MJFF’s online clinical study where people with and without Parkinson's share information … the study website . Bastyr University is leading a study on complementary and alternative medicine care in Parkinson’s. … you can play in research at michaeljfox.org/participate . Visit our COVID-19 Resource Hub for information to support …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Presents Promising Research Projects to Industry to Accelerate PD Drug Development
July 11, 2013
… Research projects from five biopharmaceutical companies in the United States, Canada and Israel comprise … participants’ research projects are presented directly to industry groups who may wish to invest in further … MJFF awardees chosen for the Partnering Program thus far, visit the Partnering Program Web page. Maggie Kuhl Vice …