… Today the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) … Parkinson’s onset and progression. ASAP works to advance targeted basic research for Parkinson's disease and is … with smart minds applying cutting-edge technologies to this complex disease. ASAP is providing the funding and resources …

… J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) announced today that it has awarded $1.6 million to fund eight … disease would dramatically accelerate the understanding of how Parkinson’s disease progresses as well as research on … the illness.  There is wide agreement among the scientific community that the absence of biomarkers is a major barrier …

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… Sam Fox has been an athlete his entire life. He’s about to embark on a journey that will push him to the brink of … the Pacific Crest Trail, beginning on Aug. 25. He hopes to complete the entire trip in a little more than 60 days, … his own for one particularly grueling stretch of 195 miles, however, during which time he will have to brave the …

… stable lines of human nigral dopaminergic progenitor cells In work from their initial grant, Drs. Steven … patients. Validation is essential in studies of this kind to ensure that any potential biomarker(s) can be useful in a … their goal of developing a relatively simple clinical blood test that would look for specific expression of a single …

… the study.  For Jessica Pollock, a study coordinator at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Fox Trial Finder has fast become a valuable resource in her daily work.  One of … prospective trial participants,” she says.  “Every week, I get phone calls and emails from people with Parkinson’s who …