… of Neurology. Her research focuses on how the immune system drives the progression of Parkinson’s. She studies … treatments that may suppress or stimulate the immune system, with a goal of slowing Parkinson’s. Outside the lab, …

… Diseases at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System ; and Fei Wang, PhD, assistant professor of health … the world. About UCSF and San Francisco VA Health Care System UC San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university … visit www.ucsf.edu/news . The San Francisco VA Health Care System has one of the largest medical research programs in …

… battery may need to be replaced. Currently, the only DBS system available is made by the company Medtronic, but … Researchers are working to improve the experience of DBS systems and expand its use for even more people and more … symptoms return, rather than continuously, as the current systems do. This improvement may help avoid some of the side …

… use of DBS for PD, provide information that is relevant to multiple clinical environments and yield recommendations for … and outcomes of DBS. By collecting purpose-driven data systematically and providing actionable feedback to care …

… and 1–2 year endpoint), we aim to develop robust and multiple biomarkers (compared with the traditional …

… through the teamwork of biologists and chemists from multiple scientific teams within the National Institutes of …