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Team Big B: How Honoring Brian Adam Turned 100 Miles into Impact
December 22, 2025
… Day — Jeff Begin, Nick Manis and LJ Urie set out to run 100 miles across Maryland . Through nonstop rain, … mile by their friends and family, B100 became as much about community as it was about physical grit. Nick with his … meaningful. Nick: It’s overwhelming in the best way. It shows the impact my uncle had on people and the respect …
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How Team Fox Member Katie Strittmatter’s Parkinson's Diagnosis Has Changed Her Life for the Better
October 3, 2012
… Diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age 32, Katie decided to take control. She was connected to Tonia Cliff , a woman in her community who also has Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease … a support group and joined Team Fox. Here, Katie highlights how her life has changed over the last eighteen months. I …
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Podcast: Engaged Parkinson's Patients Are the Answer to a Cure
March 28, 2012
… what we do at The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Our dedication to improving patients’ quality of life and answering their … wasn’t necessarily a prevalent one in the research community. But MJFF — and patients themselves — have helped … evolution of the Foundation’s patient-centric approach and how you can make a difference. …
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How the Chamonix Tour de Fox Helped Wanda Kim Lilley Climb Her Own Mountain
July 31, 2025
… Wanda Kim Lilley with her husband Rob at the 2024 Chamonix Tour de Fox. Wanda Kim Lilley didn’t expect a bike ride to … hearing the diagnosis herself at age 52 was still a shock. Coming to terms with it would take time. That shift began … — helped me move from ignoring my Parkinson’s to learning how to live with it. And live well.” For several years …
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Three New Data Resources to Advance your Parkinson’s Research
August 25, 2023
… Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) study is excited to announce the availability of three new datasets for users … Since the launch of PPMI in 2010, the study has changed how Parkinson’s research is done and what scientists know … Andrew Siderowf, MD, a member of the PPMI steering committee, highlights the significance of these new …
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Podcast: Drug That May Slow Parkinson’s Progression Granted $23 Million from NIH for Phase III Testing
March 31, 2014
… a study funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF), the compound isradipine is moving to Phase III testing of its effect on Parkinson’s disease … in September 2013 in the Movement Disorders journal showing that isradipine is safe and tolerable in PD patients. …