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Six Ways to Motivate Yourself to Exercise after a Parkinson’s Diagnosis
May 12, 2016
… connecting with the right motivation can turn exercise into a habit. How exercise affects symptoms tops our … fundraising program, your fitness can support Parkinson's research. Join a marathon, 10K, 5K or walk in your area for …
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Defining Non-motor Phenotypes in Parkinson’s Disease and Novel Strategies for Diagnosis
… Characterizing patterns of such non-motor features in early, medication-naïve PD may allow for improved … if these patterns of non-motor features in PD may help in diagnosis, we will use a novel analytic method called … features and potential to improve treatment of PD at very early stages. Anticipated Outcome: Novel recognition of …
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Studying Monocyte Entry into the Brain in Alpha-synuclein-induced Parkinson's Disease
… cells that play a role in inflammation -- from the blood into the brain. Once in the brain, monocytes can become … In this study, we will test whether monocyte entry into the brain is required for alpha-synuclein-induced … death of dopamine-producing brain cells. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: Novel drugs …
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Investing in Early-stage Therapies
… J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) gives non-dilutive funding to early-stage (pre-clinical and clinical) studies to build … to Foundation scientific staff and our rich network of researchers who can advise on your study. Through virtual … and problem-solve. Study tools and support – Through our research tools, data and biospecimens, and recruitment and …
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Testing Novel Compounds for Noninvasive Delivery of Small Interfering RNA into CNS
… vectors that can specifically deliver functional siRNA into cultured neuronal cells. The objective of our proposal … disease such as alpha-synuclein gene. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Recent genetic … deliver functional siRNA targeting the brain. Our results clearly demonstrated that our non-viral vectors have the …
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I've Got Parkinson's… Now What? Navigating a New Parkinson's Diagnosis
May 21, 2020
… Got Parkinson's… Now What? Navigating a New Parkinson's Diagnosis First Name Last Name Email Postal Code … has PD Extended family member or friend had PD I am a researcher, clinician or work with the PD community Other Diagnosis Date ${selected} Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug …