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New Legislation Could Eliminate Barriers for Medical Cannabis Research
October 16, 2019
… here . In 2019, FDA requested comments on the World Health Organization’s recommendations for drug rescheduling. … Also in 2019, the FDA requested comments about the data on health and safety, manufacturing, product quality, …
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Parkinson’s Researchers Advocate on Capitol Hill: “To do the research, we need funding”
March 6, 2020
… support $44.7 billion in funding the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a $3 billion increase from last year. Second, … and assistant professor at University of Tennessee Health Science Center who met with Representative Steve …
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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 …