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Running to Tell His Story
November 21, 2012
… run of the entire Pacific Crest Trail in 2011 and his Hamptons Hundred Miler run this past July. Running for Team Fox … with others. As an added incentive, biopharmaceutical company UCB, Inc. will donate $5, up to $60,000 to MJFF for … application. View Sam’s story and many others from the PD community in the “Tell Us Your Story” application featured …
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The Parkinson's Minute: A Promising Target to Treat Dyskinesia
June 13, 2012
… ‘s video series, Dave Iverson speaks with Dianne Harrington, a person with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who is … in Sunnyvale, California, explains that “If we had a way to stop or block dyskinesia, in my opinion, it would change the … do to find new treatments for dyskinesia, researchers are getting closer to better treatments, and are homing in on …
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It’s All About Balance: How Yoga Helps Me Stay Balanced with Parkinson’s Disease
April 17, 2020
… diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), my neurologist recommended I practice yoga; I’ve been doing it ever since. … not an athlete; I am just an average person who is trying to keep her PD at bay. So, what do you need to do yoga at … to tell researchers what type of exercise you do and how it's helped you manage life with Parkinson's. Fox …
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Ask the PhD: New Technologies to Treat Parkinson’s
August 19, 2020
… Our mission is to accelerate research toward new treatments, and therapies come in many forms. Many scientists are harnessing … are hardest to treat with available medication. In our latest Ask the PhD video, we talk with Senior Associate …
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News in Context: Transforming Brain Cells to Replace Dopamine
July 15, 2020
… have recently published that they could turn astrocytes into dopamine cells in the brains of Parkinson’s models, which … is a mechanism, though, that prevents astrocytes from becoming neurons. “What these authors discovered is that … Each finding brings new questions. These recent papers show a promising approach to replace dopamine, but there are …
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Making PSG Databases Available to Researchers
… : Information from clinical trials is not easily available to most researchers, especially if the trials are sponsored … may also want to explore new ideas using information from completed trials. Project Description : The Parkinson Study … also develop a review process to be sure the researchers have a clear and practical use for the Information, and will …