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The Route to Cures, a Patient Centered Model
May 25, 2012
… We're honored to host this guest post from Perry D Cohen PhD. Dr. Cohen is … Pipeline project , which he founded in 2002, he has become an international thought leader and speaker/writer on … help our symptoms. Everyone can do more to self-activate. How can we reinforce and support self-activation, including …
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Using Our Heritage to Find a Cure for Parkinson's Disease
April 25, 2018
… with Parkinson's disease in the United States -- I want to share my story. You may know that Ashkenazi Jews can … Parkinson's and test therapies to stop its progression. Together, we enrolled in the Parkinson's Progression Markers … and by contributing biosamples annually. We've made this commitment because we know the only way we're going to fight …
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BioFIND Challenges Control Volunteers to Participate in Research
February 21, 2014
… We often cite how much Parkinson’s research needs attention from funders, … volunteers, but these concepts sometimes feel intangible. Today, there is a specific opportunity for people who do not … samples for a project that the study’s scientific review committee is enthusiastic about. However — here’s where the …
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“Progress on the Path to the Cure” Research Roundtable Recap
November 17, 2021
… On a Saturday in October, a small audience gathered in New York City to hear … of our landmark study that could change everything about how patients, families, doctors and scientists think about brain disease. Maggie Kuhl, MJFF Director of Research Communications, hosts this podcast episode. She speaks with …
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Salivary Gland Biopsies as a Diagnostic Test for Parkinson's Disease
… Objective/Rationale: We have previously found that in autopsied patients with Parkinson’s disease the hallmark … changes are found then this would have the potential to become the first tissue-based diagnostic test for PD and would significantly increase the accuracy of …
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Brian Baehr: "I decided to focus on living."
April 20, 2012
… Team Fox Mentor and co-founder of the Baehr Challenge; Brian Baehr, … us a glance at his life with Parkinson’s disease. See how fitness, fun and a positive attitude have improved … she in such a hurry?) and found myself needing to focus to complete tasks that used to be automatic (I never was good …