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Immune System's Role in Parkinson's
July 19, 2018
… 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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What's Going on in Washington?
August 17, 2017
… Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for practicing health care professionals for each Third Thursday Webinar. … patients with Parkinson's disease. Discuss how current health care reform debate affects Parkinson's disease … neurologists, movement disorder specialists and any other health care practitioners who manage patients with …
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Searching for Signs of Mitochondrial Breakdown in People with Parkinson’s Disease with an Unknown Cause
… of blood from at least 50 people with sporadic PD, 50 healthy people and at least 15 people with inherited PD who … ongoing trials of treatments targeting mitochondrial health. This data will also inform researchers of the … approved compounds already known to improve mitochondrial health could be used, for example, certain antioxidants or …
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MJFF Awardee Builds on Foundation Funding to Land $8 Million Follow-on Award from NINDS
October 3, 2011
… Last week, Banner Sun Health Research Institute (BSHRI) and Mayo Clinic Arizona … with grants totaling more than $5 million, which was instrumental in establishing the basis for the NINDS award. "APDC … The information is compiled on three distinct subsets — healthy adults; PD patients; and healthy adults who, over …
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $1.1 Million for Validation of Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutic Targets
July 8, 2010
… awardee, Andrea Giuffrida, PhD, of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is using the … Andrea Giuffrida, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Targeting the Unfolded …
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People with Parkinson’s Need Access to Affordable Prescription Medications
March 1, 2021
… People with Parkinson’s also sometimes live with other health issues that result in out-of-pocket spending that … 90 percent of people with Parkinson’s obtain their health insurance coverage through Medicare. Medicare’s …