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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $1.6 Million to Research Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease
January 30, 2003
… Parkinson’s research, including the National Institutes of Health, will be following these studies closely.” At … PhD JohnsHopkinsUniversity, BloombergSchool of Public Health Baltimore, MD Project Title: “Peripheral … Institutes of Health (NIH) on their funding of an incremental $9.5 million in “Fast Track” research projects. …
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Immune System's Role in Parkinson's
June 20, 2019
… Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for practicing health care professionals for each Third Thursday Webinar. … should be able to: Summarize the role of immune system in health and disease. Discuss the connections between … neurologists, movement disorder specialists and any other health care practitioners who manage patients with …
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Research Perspective: The Growing Importance of Digital Disease Measures
June 30, 2020
… technology, which made it a good test case for digital health measures. In a recent article in JAMA Neurology , … This data collection has incorporated passive measures of health and function (e.g., heart rate, tremor, dyskinesia, … to use smartphones and remote sensing devices to monitor health and disease. Challenge winners have used methods …
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LRRK2 Therapies: Back from the Brink
May 29, 2020
… And, ultimately, is LRRK2 inhibition harmful to human health and thus not a viable treatment strategy for … way to examine the effects of LRRK2 reduction on human health. MJFF partnered with a team of researchers to examine … variants are not associated with any negative effects on health. MJFF’s Dr. Baptista, in an interview in Alzforum …
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From the National Plan to a Toxic Chemical Ban: What Your Advocacy Accomplished in 2023
December 18, 2023
… Risk of Parkinson’s This October, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a ban on nearly all … (TCE). TCE is a toxin known to cause serious health issues including a 500 percent increased risk of … registries. These rich data resources help researchers, health care providers and policymakers identify patterns …
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Ways to Be Involved
… disease, but other types may involve simply tracking your health. There are a lot of options for people who want to … or treatments. Instead, researchers examine participants’ health over a certain time period. With observational … a drug or other type of therapy works and is safe. Experimental therapies could include medications, exercise, …