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Two New Parkinson's Drugs Approaching Market: FDA Set to Rule on Novel Treatments Funded by MJFF in Early Development
October 17, 2018
… Editor's Note: For more Foundation news and research updates, read the Fall/Winter 2018 edition of The … In a 2014 MJFF survey of more than 3,000 respondents, nearly 50 percent reported that "off" episodes moderately or … patient-relevant results MJFF takes no IP position on the research we fund, evaluating ROI exclusively on the basis of …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Announces Availability of $7 Million in Fall 2018 Research Funding to Expand Understanding of Parkinson's Disease and Accelerate Drug Development
March 19, 2018
… Funding programs aim to support Parkinson's research into gait and balance disturbances, leading drug targets and … bodies, protein clumps found in brain and body cells of nearly everyone with Parkinson's disease. Researchers believe …
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Alzheimer’s Biomarker and Prevention Study Shines Hope on Parkinson’s Research Path
September 23, 2013
… for developing the disease. This news comes at a time when research into many diseases is beginning to study populations at … Parkinson’s is no exception. In the newly announced study, researchers seek individuals who do not have Alzheimer’s but …
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New MJFF Resource Supports Patients and Trial Teams to Advance Parkinson's Research
April 3, 2018
… ground due to a lack of volunteers. The chronic shortage of research volunteers is a two-sided issue. People with … of or informed about opportunities to participate. And the research teams who run clinical studies face many hurdles in … teams, it is designed to increase the flow of volunteers into the Parkinson's studies that urgently need them. In the …
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Fox Foto Friday: Team Fox London Marathoners Raise Funds for Parkinson's Research
April 26, 2013
… J. Fox's incredibly positive attitude in the face of his diagnosis that inspired her to join the team. She was even … and donate the $5 to Team Fox. She’s been able to raise nearly $12,000 for Team Fox. We're all asking – what …
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President's Proposed 2018 Budget Would Cut Funding for Research and Care
May 24, 2017
… Institutes of Health, the largest public funder of PD research, and the Centers for Disease Control and … over FDA funding and some say this could therefore call into question the agency's ability to act independently. … year. ( Thank your elected officials for voting to increase research funding in FY 2017 .) Congress will now begin the …