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Mapping the Placebo Effect to Speed Research
September 4, 2014
… Many clinical trials require a placebo comparison to evaluate the effect of a new drug or therapy. Some people … them better is a good thing, but the placebo effect is unpredictable and unsustainable. It’s not a practical …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Relaunches Fox Trial Finder to Make It Easier to Find Clinical Studies
February 25, 2020
… Finder's new and intuitive design for mobile, tablet or desktop allows you to easily navigate and browse clinical … studies that are recruiting in your area. (The emails will come from iConnect and say “The Michael J. Fox Foundation” … languages through Google Translate. Read more in the press release announcement . Join a study today to help …
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Communicating Over Video: Three Tips for People with Parkinson’s
December 21, 2020
… advice for people with Parkinson’s: how to maximize virtual communication and connections, which are the “new normal” for work, doctor appointments, social visits and holiday gatherings. In March, we went inside. … When choosing a place for your computer, avoid locations where a window is behind your screen. Bright light from a …
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Running to Tell His Story
November 21, 2012
… run of the entire Pacific Crest Trail in 2011 and his Hamptons Hundred Miler run this past July. Running for Team Fox … touched by the disease to share their personal experience with others. As an added incentive, biopharmaceutical company UCB, Inc. will donate $5, up to $60,000 to MJFF for …
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The New York Times: Marching Through Life with Parkinson's
June 13, 2011
… had Parkinson’s disease. Four years later, she continues to maintain a full-time medical and surgical practice, even … In speaking recently with several of them, two common threads emerged: an initial unwillingness to believe … and coordination. Other symptoms may include fatigue, depression, anxiety, irritability, restlessness, tingling, …
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Bionic Dystonic: A Journey with Brain Surgery
September 15, 2017
… a guest blogger from Los Angeles who was diagnosed with dystonia, the third most common movement disorder, in his mid-20s. When I was first … in which electrodes are implanted with millimeter precision inside one's brain and are then connected via a …