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What We Fund: $10.4 Million in New Grants for Parkinson’s Research
April 27, 2020
… Astrocytes are star-shaped cells in the central nervous system with many roles supporting the health and … goes to projects exploring disease pathology in the immune system. Growing evidence is linking known Parkinson’s players such as LRRK2 to the immune system, and a handful of new grants are exploring those …
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Seven Clinical Studies to Receive $3.7 Million Under Foundation;s 2006 Clinical Discovery Program
April 27, 2006
… testing in human subjects. Continuous dopamine delivery systems have generated a great deal of interest among … and cannot penetrate the skin. NeuroDerm has innovated a system involving stabilizers and skin penetration enhancers, … whether they demonstrate any damage to the nigrostriatal system. The Foundation launched the Clinical Discovery …
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Update on Stem Cell Therapies for Parkinson's Disease
August 15, 2019
… by adding a password. Your information is already in our system. Login here to register. Register Thank you for your … Julia Kaye, PhD Scientific Program Leader Center for Systems and Therapeutics, Gladstone Institutes MJFF offers … Julia Kaye, PhD Scientific Program Leader Center for Systems and Therapeutics, Gladstone Institutes Nothing to …
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What We Fund: $7.3M for New Cognition Trial, Parkinson’s Protein Measures and More
October 26, 2020
… lysosomal activity. Lysosomes are the cell’s recycling system — cleaning out damaged or extra cell parts — and do … alpha-synuclein protein in colon tissue collected in our Systemic Synuclein Sampling Study (S4) . Alpha-synuclein is … 50 in 12 countries). Many grants went to the staff and systems that are making that expansion — and its growing …
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New Research Confirms Role of LRRK2 in Immune Cells
April 7, 2017
… the body, including those of the brain and the immune system (which fights infection and has a role in … us about the design and goals of the study? MGT: The immune system - which is responsible for responding to every … collateral damage of these treatments on the immune system. *** The Michael J. Fox Foundation is funding …
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Newly-Approved DBS Device Marks Latest Development toward Better Customized Treatment
October 8, 2012
… approved for use in the Old World; by comparison, only one system can be used by doctors in North America. The new system, called Vercise, is unique in that it allows … exist on the market. For now, deciding whether to use the system or another one is a matter of choice. “It’s like with …