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5 Ways to Organize Your Parkinson’s Disease Care
January 15, 2015
… With various medications, doctor appointments and other obligations, there can be a lot of keep track of when it comes to Parkinson's disease care. If you only see your … over time and have the most helpful conversation. Our community shared tips on keeping track of treatments and …
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PPMI Dispatch: Closer to Predicting Disease Progression and Symptoms
June 25, 2020
… The coronavirus pandemic has forced many research operations to go remote, including in our landmark Parkinson’s … the first time. “We’re incredibly proud of the study’s accomplishments in the past decade, which would not be … University of Pennsylvania, using PPMI data to determine how non-motor symptoms and cognitive abilities evolve over …
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What You Need to Know about Sleep, Aging and Parkinson's
March 15, 2023
… Tossing and turning in your sleep, flailing your arms or … partner to join the conversation about what it means to support and care for someone experiencing these challenges. … connection between RBD and brain disease to understand who gets Parkinson’s, who doesn’t, and why. And those insights …
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Acquisition May Speed PD Therapies to Meet Unmet Needs
July 25, 2017
… (MTPC). This deal provides infrastructure and resources to advance NeuroDerm's therapies in development, including … de-risking strategy: funding early-stage projects to show their worth to larger funders that can bring them to … The drug development process is long and expensive. Bigger companies, such as MTPC, can provide financial support for …
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Connecting the Environmental Exposome to PD Risk and Disease Pathology
… many cases of Parkinson’s disease are caused by exposure to harmful chemicals and pesticides in the environment. However, it is paradoxical that even though many … Hypothesis: We want to understand why many people still get Parkinson’s, even in countries where we thought we …
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Combining Cars and Camaraderie to Drive Toward a Cure
January 23, 2018
… Deb Pollack spent her career in the automotive industry but her fascination with cars spans her … to fuel MJFF's efforts to speed a cure. "These events combine amazing cars and a great camaraderie," says Deb. … including several famous racecar drivers, have somehow been touched by Parkinson's. "It's made me feel like we …