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Michael J. Fox Foundation Collaborates with Verily to Deepen Understanding of Parkinson's Disease through Digital Health Tools
May 9, 2018
… will include Verily Study Watch to add new dimension of health data Data collected through study will be made … collect data on movement and physiologic and environmental measures continuously. The goal is to use wearable … $800 million in research to date, the Foundation has fundamentally altered the trajectory of progress toward a cure. …
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Episode 30: The Role of Diet and Nutrition in Parkinson’s Disease and Brain Health with Dr. Puja Agarwal
December 31, 2024
… It is widely known that a healthy diet can provide essential nutrients and lead to a … important links between diet, nutrition, and brain health, particularly related to neurodegenerative disease. … Delay (MIND) diet, are associated with brain health and may have the potential to delay the onset or slow …
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SUPPLEMENT: Empowering Community Health Workers in Clinical Research: A Proposal to Enhance the MJFF Clinical Research Training Modules with Multimedia for Greater Impact
… developing an online, asynchronous, module-based community health worker (CHW) training to improve health literacy around brain health and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s …
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $1.7 Million to Optimize and Leverage Brain/Body Donation Program at Banner Sun Health Research Institute
December 15, 2009
… continuing Parkinson’s research projects at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute and Mayo Clinic Arizona, sites of … Clinic Arizona and Thomas Beach, MD, PhD, at Banner Sun Health Research Institute. This funding will allow Drs. … well-characterized samples available through Banner Sun Health Research Institute’s BBDP. Two separate teams will …
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Association of Motor and Nonmotor Symptoms With Health-Related Quality of Life in a Large Online Cohort of People With Parkinson Disease
April 13, 2022
… Abstract Background: There is growing interest in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) as a comprehensive … with PD (PwPD). Our objective was to evaluate correlates of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a large, online … subpopulations, highlighting important areas for future health disparities research. Our findings provide targets …
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Sohini Chowdhury, Deputy CEO of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Named to Crain's New York Business Notable Women in Health Care List
August 6, 2018
… list who represent a cross section of New York City health care industry executives NEW YORK (August 6, 2018) -- … convener and tactical leader." Chowdhury has been instrumental in building innovative alliances with pharmaceutical … $800 million in research to date, the Foundation has fundamentally altered the trajectory of progress toward a cure. …