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Foundation Awardees Explore Improved Methods of Delivering Levodopa to Treat Parkinson's
February 9, 2012
… One of MJFF’s priorities is to develop a therapy to address the challenges in how … are ready to take their next dose, leaving them in a state where symptoms like lack of mobility may return. Finding a … progress in work addressing this challenge, and one such company, Impax Pharmaceuticals, is especially close to …
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Using the Biopark Cohort to Study Neuronal Synuclein Disease Types
… Study Rationale: To study the pathogenic processes underlying Parkinson’s … a cohort of several hundred people, including those with hereditary PD, those that carry PD mutations but do not … cases and GBA mutation carriers with and without PD, accompanied by major sets of clinical data, bio-banked plasma …
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Overcoming Barriers to Parkinson’s Care: My Story
February 24, 2017
… attitude and being an advocate for herself has helped her become a tireless fighter of Parkinson's. She lives and blogs … and the consensus was that I was depressed, but would get through this hurdle. I went from being active and … ten of the symptoms. I was devastated, but I was relieved knowing the diagnosis. It was now up to me to find out how to …
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"He Wanted a Cure to Be Part of His Legacy"
September 29, 2016
… their husbands and brother Gary (second from right). Photo courtesy of Sylvia Jacobs. Editor's Note: For Foundation … his sister, Lynne. "He was clear about wanting to know where Parkinson's comes from and helping researchers get out there and cure …
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New York Passes Legislation to Establish a Parkinson’s Disease Research Registry
May 16, 2024
… Photo Credit: New York State Senate On May 16, 2024, the New … to the Assembly (A.5803B). While the legislation did not come up for a vote in the Assembly last year, we’re … about our 2024 Parkinson’s state policy priorities . Visit our Action Center to see all the ways you can make …
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Two Goals for Two Parents Living with Parkinson's
July 26, 2013
… Barbara Harris, right, with her guides at the Kili Summit, Uhuru Peak, 19,341 ft. … out on her climb, Barbara set two main goals for herself: to reach the summit of the world’s tallest free-standing … In that moment atop Kili, she could proudly say she had accomplished both! Inspired by her two parents, Norman and …