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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Unites Industry Groups around Research Tool Development
September 13, 2013
… To propel biomedical research toward a cure for Parkinson's disease by arming … tools, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has launched the Parkinson's Disease … research funders; increases the flow of participants into Parkinson's disease clinical trials with its online …
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Ask the MD: Parkinson's Doctors Continue Care, Research and Education Despite Pandemic
June 22, 2020
… Parkinson’s and their families saw firsthand how care and research continued in an adapted way. Somewhat “behind the … neurologists training to become movement disorder clinician-researchers — shared how they and their mentors found new … is continuing uninterrupted but is quickly adapting into new ways to provide care, which will likely define a …
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New Research Shows Promise for Diagnosing and Measuring Parkinson’s at Home Through Easily Collected Breathing Data
September 8, 2022
… Researchers recently published a paper that could pave the way for simple, at-home diagnosis and assessment of Parkinson’s disease (PD) while a … in the body) would give clinicians a new tool to detect early indications of PD or quantify the progression of the …
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What We Fund: $85.9M Toward Research on a Wearable Device, Novel Therapeutics, Biomarkers and Much More
February 23, 2024
… can improve walking in people with PD, and now with a MJFF research grant, are developing a wearable, lightweight, … in human study. Improving Mitochondrial Functioning in Early PD Research has linked malfunctioning mitochondria — … why and how this happens remains unclear. To gain insight into the process, researchers led by Judith A. Steen, PhD, …
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Research Roundup: Trials Stepping Forward to Potentially Slow Disease and Ease Symptoms
December 21, 2018
… Research is a slow and steady process, which is why progress … recently completed recruitment — a major milestone, because research often is hindered by the inability to recruit … surgical procedure, Voyager's therapy inserts a gene into the brain that coverts levodopa (the most commonly …
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Foundation Honors Three Distinguished Scientists with Our 2019 Major Research Prizes
November 18, 2019
… The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) honored three researchers for their groundbreaking work to speed critical advances in Parkinson's disease and dystonia research on November 16, 2019, in New York City. The fifth …