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Deborah W. Brooks Named CEO of Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to Drive Next Phase of PD Research and Patient Engagement
May 20, 2021
… to Focus Full-Time on Driving the Foundation’s Innovative Research Model [May 20, 2021] — NEW YORK — The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) today announced that Deborah W. Brooks has … investment in Parkinson’s research. He will transition into the newly created role of Executive Vice President, …
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How a Famous Author Is Raising Parkinson’s Research Awareness
December 4, 2015
… study funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation and the FUSF, researchers are using an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) …
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Our Research Journey: “This is the in Sickness and in Health Part”
September 12, 2024
… Joe Moore, 67, and his wife Ann, 61, from Clinton, New York have been married for 34 years and have … of life. They were a united front through Joe’s cancer diagnosis at age 35. When Joe was diagnosed with Parkinson’s … came across the Michael J. Fox Foundation and our landmark research study, the Parkinson’s Progression Markers …
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My Research Journey: I Don’t Have Parkinson’s, But I Could Help Stop It
August 13, 2021
… and many people with Parkinson’s experience it after diagnosis. The Foundation’s landmark study, the Parkinson’s … and examination, and learned how powerful participating in research can be. I am very grateful to study lead Mya … as many would describe my symptoms as being part of the early stage of Parkinson’s. While I don't have any daytime …
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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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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 …