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Podcast: What to Watch This Election Season: A Roll Call of Parkinson’s Policy Priorities (Webinar)
October 21, 2020
… With only weeks to Election Day, we’re calling more attention to the policy priorities important to the Parkinson’s community including access to care, eliminating disease … at the Foundation, about these relevant policy topics and how you can get involved in policy activities with MJFF. …
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This Investor Is Spurring Scientists to Race for a Game-changing Parkinson's Research Tool
December 11, 2019
… Photo Courtesy of Citadel. In September, The Michael J. Fox … (MJFF) launched the “Ken Griffin Alpha-synuclein Imaging Competition.” This $10-million program, funded in part by a … MJFF announced a $2-million prize for the first team to show clinical evidence of a tracer and make it available to …
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You're invited to the Bay Area Team Fox Young Professionals event!
May 9, 2013
… an amazing event on Friday, May 31st at TCHO Chocolate Factory downtown on the San Francisco Embarcadero. The event … desserts, featured wines, live music and a guest speaker in support of The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Early Bird Tickets … Fox Young Professionals email them at fightlikeafox@gmail.com Kristina Lopez …
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Michael J. Fox on Living with Parkinson's: "To me, hope is informed optimism"
March 30, 2017
… Photo courtesy of AARP The Magazine Just in time for … of the disease and feeling empowered by the PD community. In his interview filled with personal anecdotes, … understood what I was going through." Michael also shared how his enthusiasm toward research was empowering for the …
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A Novel Digital Music-based Autonomous Personalized Walking Intervention to Improve Gait and Walking Automaticity in Parkinson Disease
… take small, slow and unsteady steps, which makes it hard to get around and lowers their quality of life. While … But for this to work well, the music’s beat must match how a person naturally walks. In this study, we will test a … disease in this study. Participants will walk in their community for 30 minutes, four times a week, for six months …
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Welcome to the think/able Edition of The Fox Focus on Parkinson’s
November 18, 2013
… Welcome to the “think/able” edition of The Michael J. Fox … newsletter! With Michael J. Fox’s return to a weekly sitcom, Parkinson’s disease is in the spotlight, sparking new … and determination to achieve our goals. You’ll read how members of the think/able community are taking action to …