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Thousands Respond to Survey on COVID-19 and Parkinson's Informing Our Understanding of the Pandemic
July 14, 2020
… complete online “study visits” — questionnaires on health, symptoms and lifestyle factors. They also can offer … color. Of respondents, 62 percent reported issues accessing health care, including canceled appointments or difficulty …
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces $380,000 In Funding To Extend The California Parkinson's Disease Registry Through June 2021
November 12, 2020
… disease (PD) throughout the state. By collecting health information on the estimated 116,900 individual cases … researchers can monitor and identify connections to environmental and chemical exposures and deepen our understanding … status and history of exposure to occupational and environmental toxins. Due to its rich demographic diversity and …
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Parenting with Parkinson's
November 20, 2020
… These fears related to many aspects of my life — physical health and functioning, career and social networks, marriage … basketball, and running? Would their concerns about my health rob them of childhood freedom and joy? Since that …
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Research Roundup: Recruiting Trials Testing Innovative Ways to Treat or Stop Parkinson’s
December 10, 2020
… from MJFF, Mya Schiess, MD, at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, is recruiting 45 people … for a trial testing imiglucerase (Cerezyme) at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada. This drug … with Parkinson’s. Raising GCase levels may help cells stay healthy and slow Parkinson’s progression. Cerezyme is …
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Senior Associate Director, Marketing Automation
… of the PD community including researchers, physicians, health professionals and most important, people with … Statement: At The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF), the health and safety of our team and our community is a …
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New York Rallies for a Statewide Parkinson’s Disease Research Registry
May 31, 2023
… the importance of the proposed legislation. By collecting health information on individual cases of PD, researchers can monitor and identify connections to environmental and chemical exposures. This could help accelerate … ( A.5803 / S.4674 ) would empower New York’s Department of Health to create the infrastructure needed to collect …