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Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Evaluation and Access Strategy: Phase 1
… measure, and treat Parkinson’s disease (PD). MJFF is now seeking to expand its research agenda to examine pathways for evaluating and enhancing access to future, innovative PD treatments. Pilots to … challenges in PD. Lastly, we will facilitate alignment on comprehensive list of potential opportunities for MJFF to …
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People with Parkinson’s Need Access to Telehealth
May 17, 2021
… health emergency declared by Congress last year, Americans now can use telehealth for regular and specialty medical … people in certain extremely rural geographic locations. We need you to join us in advocating for legislation that keeps … option. This year was the first time ever that the House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on this issue. …
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New Law Seeks to Increase Access to Lower-cost Prescriptions
October 11, 2018
… Recently, Congress and the administration took action on an issue that's top of mind for many people: access to affordable prescription drugs. Lawmakers passed … of legislation focused on prescription drug costs to become law since the administration released a proposal to …
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The Power of Human Connection and Stamina: Rowing the Open Ocean for a Cure
May 28, 2024
… Patrick Morrissey, Peter Durso, Brendan Cusick and Scott Forman will embark on an epic journey this summer to raise … — a rowing endurance challenge across the Pacific Ocean from Monterey, California to Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii. … diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s in 2019 and will become the first rower with PD to cross the Pacific. For him, …
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Opening the Door to Data Can Hasten Discovery and Drug Development
February 10, 2014
… won praise for making its clinical trial data available to scientists around the world. Yes, the same company that makes your baby shampoo and BAND-AIDs® has a … and samples back with us so that future researchers can build on the findings of their peers. In addition, we’ve …
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Revised Open Science Policy Aims to Enhance Research Speed and Integrity
March 4, 2026
… this foundation, MJFF is now broadening our longstanding commitment to open science , bringing it to the forefront of our … another, invested in the development of tools and data resources for the broader research community, and required the …