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Breaking News from D.C.: President Biden Has Signed the National Plan to End Parkinson's Act Into Law
July 2, 2024
… to End Parkinson's Act into law! The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will now establish an … and measures to prevent Parkinson’s disease; Address health disparities in diagnosis, treatment and clinical … U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health about the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act. In my …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Expands Landmark Parkinson’s Research Study toward Better Treatments and Prevention
April 29, 2025
… 18 or older in the United States can contribute data on health and wellbeing through the newly relaunched myPPMI … Capture Complements In-Clinic Research to Elucidate Brain Health and Disease PPMI has also updated its online … $2.5 billion in research to date, the Foundation has fundamentally altered the trajectory of progress toward a cure. …
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Vanderbilt-MJFF Partnership Yields Drug-Like Molecules Aimed at Improving Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
September 30, 2011
… for some of their best-selling brand name products. Cuts in health care reimbursement for medications could bring even … the long term. The new Vanderbilt compounds work in a fundamentally different way from dopamine replacement therapy, by … new agents that potentially will dramatically improve the health of millions of patients worldwide. …
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A Prescription for Brain Disease Research
October 29, 2019
… is speaking on a panel at the Milken Institute’s Future of Health Summit , which convenes thought leaders and decision … makers to confront some of the world’s most significant health challenges. In the session on “Redefining … why of their research for more efficient progress toward a healthier world. Global Village of Diverse Experiences and …
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Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2)
… by Andrew Singleton, PhD , of the National Institutes of Health and a steering committee comprising: Cornelis Blauwendraat, PhD; National Institutes of Health, USA Alexis Brice, MD; Brain and Spine Institute, …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Announce Initiative to Engage Underrepresented Populations in Parkinson’s Research
October 9, 2019
… Center: Investigators are collaborating with community health centers to engage Haitian and Black populations in … University of Colorado Denver : Researchers are addressing health literacy in Hispanic and low-income populations … $850 million in research to date, the Foundation has fundamentally altered the trajectory of progress toward a cure. …