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Join Our Team to Increase Federal Parkinson’s Research Funding
November 29, 2021
… In addition to the funding The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) provides … several channels. Two that are timely right now, and where we are working toward an increase, are within the U.S. … House and Senate to encourage all 535 members of Congress commit to working together to make this $9 million increase …
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A Rodent Model of Pathological Gambling Associated with Medicated Parkinsonian Patients
… and risky behaviors, like gambling, hyper-sexuality, and compulsive shopping are emotionally and financially … character and mechanisms that underlie this syndrome need to be better understood to allow for the development of … avoid this syndrome. The proposed project will develop this pre-clinical model. Core to the assessment will be 1) …
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New Ruling Supports Veterans with Parkinson's Disease
January 13, 2017
… memorandum directing all executive departments and agencies to freeze new or pending regulations so the new … can make changes. The Foundation will keep the community updated if this ruling is altered in any way. On … Unified Parkinson's Advocacy Council , comprising representatives from state, regional and national PD …
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Targeting Glia in PD with Novel Anti-inflammatory Therapeutics
… dopamine-producing neurons in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is accompanied by inflammation in surrounding support cells, called glial cells. This inflammatory state in glial cells leads to production of toxic … until after seven days of dosing with MPTP and probenicid, whereupon no further loss of dopaminergic neurons was …
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Kick Start Summer Fun with Team Fox!
June 11, 2013
… With school out of session, it’s official: summer has arrived! And what better way to celebrate the change in season than to bring your friends and family together in support of a …
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What’s Your Story? Submit a Video to the 2014 Neuro Film Festival
January 4, 2014
… Academy of Neurology (AAN), is accepting video entries to its 2014 Neuro Film Festival . Now in its fifth year, the … to see their video shown at AAN's 66th Annual Meeting. Visit www.neurofilmfestival.com to learn how to submit your video and get yours in by …