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Advocacy Works: Capitol Hill Is Buzzing About Parkinson’s
September 9, 2021
… Thank you! One of the annual spending measures, the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor, HHS) … is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The committee urges the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) — another institute within …
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MJFF's 'Ask the MD' Goes the Distance for a Cure...Literally
April 22, 2021
… can do for ourselves. It’s good for our overall whole-body health, our heart health and our brain health, too. It helps to boost mood and can even help you …
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How Genetic Discoveries Lead to Parkinson's Therapies
January 18, 2018
… National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health Anna Cohn Donnelly, DPH Person with Parkinson's … Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for practicing health care professionals for each Third Thursday Webinar. … neurologists, movement disorder specialists and any other health care practitioners who manage patients with …
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Keeping Step with Parkinson's: Balance, Posture and Gait
September 21, 2017
… John Nutt, MD Co-founder and Director Emeritus Oregon Health & Science University Parkinson Center of Oregon and … Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for practicing health care professionals for each Third Thursday Webinar. … neurologists, movement disorder specialists and any other health care practitioners who manage patients with …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Applauds Texas Voters on Passage of Proposition 14 Securing $3 Billion for Brain Disease Research
November 5, 2025
… state investment over the next decade to support brain health research, including Parkinson’s disease. This marks … as a model for bold, forward-looking investment in public health.” After Senate Bill 5 was signed into law, MJFF again … $2.5 billion in research to date, the Foundation has fundamentally altered the trajectory of progress toward a cure. …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Submits 107,000 Community Signatures Urging the EPA to Ban Herbicide Linked to Parkinson's
February 6, 2019
… with 107,000 signatories, urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban paraquat, a widely … are informed of the latest science to protect public health.” As part of its policy to review the safety … $800 million in research to date, the Foundation has fundamentally altered the trajectory of progress toward a cure. …