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Sharing His Story to Speed a Cure
December 3, 2013
… founding MJFF Board member Fred Weiss has been asking him to write down his children’s stories. In 2013, he finally … Board since 2000, and an advocate for the Parkinson’s community even longer, Fred first met Michael J. Fox while … Foundation, he says, has evolved immensely over the years. However, he is struck by MJFF’s “focus with a clear …
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Calpain Inhibitors to treat Parkinsons Disease
… Thus, inhibition of calpain using selective, targeted inhibitors which cross the blood brain barrier and can be … diseases and calpain inhibitors have been shown to be potentially effective as therapeutic agents in a … a legitimate target in the prevention of PD. Anticipated Outcome: It is anticipated that in this initial investigation …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Leads Charge to Develop Alpha-Synuclein PET Tracer to Image Parkinson's Disease Biomarker
November 7, 2013
… The pursuit of an imaging tool to visualize the protein alpha-synuclein, the hallmark … to accelerate this process through a concerted effort to combine resources and expertise from several different … Alzheimer's disease research, leading to insights on how that pathology leads to cognitive decline. PD …
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What Ever Happened to Stem Cells?
February 18, 2016
… Home Page Cancel Register for Webinar What Ever Happened to Stem Cells? First Name Last Name Email Postal Code … had PD I am a researcher, clinician or work with the PD community Other Diagnosis Date ${selected} Jan Feb Mar Apr … cells (embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells) and how researchers are using these tools to learn more about …
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The Path to a Parkinson's Drug Approval
February 20, 2025
… submission. Home Page Cancel Register for Webinar The Path to a Parkinson's Drug Approval First Name Last Name … had PD I am a researcher, clinician or work with the PD community Other Diagnosis Date ${selected} Jan Feb Mar Apr … therapeutic pipeline and what it takes for a treatment to get FDA approval and become available to patients. Join us …
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Seven Things to Do the Day After Your Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
January 30, 2015
… Darcy Blake is the Director of Communications, Public Relations, Marketing for Menlo … a day, and PD progression won't be either. But what about HOW you take that breath? If you don't know what that means, …