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Cliff and Sharron Tune: Stepping Onstage — and Stepping Up to Cure Parkinson's
December 24, 2011
… Foundation supporters Cliff and Sharron Tune share their story — and what inspired them to increase their impact of … During the cruises that he and Sharron took, he often competed in pop star contests aboard the ship. Known as “Karaoke Kliff,” he said, …
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Assessing Pre-clinical Efficacy of Brain-penetrant TRPML1 Agonists to Treat Parkinson’s Disease
… TRPML1, a lysosomal membrane calcium ion channel, has been shown to restore lysosomal function and help clear the harmful … range for future studies, we will then proceed to conduct comprehensive safety pharmacology and toxicology studies to … autophagy …
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Parkinson’s Digital Biomarker DREAM Challenges to Develop Measures of Symptoms and Severity
… Study Rationale: The use of wearable sensors to detect and measure Parkinson’s disease shows great promise. However how to convert the raw data to … trials using digital wearable sensors will be gathered together and evaluated for suitability to be included in a …
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Katie Hood, CEO of Michael J. Fox Foundation, Appointed to Ninds Council
September 24, 2008
… Parkinson’s Research, is one of four new members appointed to the NINDS Council, the major advisory panel to The … Stroke (NINDS). She will serve through July 2012. NINDS, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the nation’s primary supporter of basic, translational and clinical research on …
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Use of Image-enhancement Techniques to Assess Anatomical Changes in Parkinson’s Disease
… developing new therapies, and determining optimal care. Changes in small structures or molecular signals in the brain are potential biomarkers that can be used to determine PD subtypes. We have developed … techniques. Measurements from these images will be combined with clinical information to produce models for use …
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What Doctors Know Explores How Each of Us Can Play a Role in the Search for a Cure of Parkinson's Disease
April 30, 2012
… Check out E-magazine What Doctors Know , which features Michael J. Fox on the cover of … figures on Parkinson's disease and discusses ways for the community to get involved whether by participating in … together. The answer is in all of us.” To learn more about how to get the nook, click here . Jena Levy …