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MJFF Funding Supports Early Career Parkinson’s Clinician-Researchers
… global network of expert Parkinson’s disease (PD) physician-researchers who can care for people and families living with disease while simultaneously fueling research progress. A partnership between the Edmond J. Safra … train one new specialist as both a Parkinson’s doctor and researcher. To date, the program has graduated 27 new …
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My Research Journey: Why I Raised My Hand to Participate Shortly After Diagnosis
… Sometimes, a long-awaited diagnosis can lead to a certain sense of relief. For Florida … and national award-winning author, Mike retired after nearly fifteen years of serving as a Park Services Specialist … in Gainesville, where his impact can be felt by our team of researchers. A husband and a father to two daughters, Mike …
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My Research Journey: “It’s Never Too Early to Make a Difference”
February 12, 2021
… later and Phil is participating in a global Parkinson’s research study — the Parkinson’s Progression Markers … or even slow or stop disease progression. “It’s never too early to make a difference,” says Phil. “The sooner I … treatments. Last year, PPMI began welcoming more volunteers into a new study phase with a goal of enrolling 4,000. Phil …
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Podcast: Journalist Explores the Paths of Parkinson’s Research after His Own Diagnosis
September 15, 2015
… but I behaved the way I think many people behave. I went into the stages of grief,” Palfreman says. He quickly … serves as correspondent telling the story of Parkinson’s research and therapeutic development – from genetics and … many challenges and opportunities that surround Parkinson’s research and gives credit to the people who have made drug …
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My Research Journey: How an Unexpected Diagnosis Led to an Online Community
August 21, 2023
… Parkinson’s are women, but we have often a longer time to diagnosis, less access to neurologists, and are underrepresented in research studies as compared to men. As a Canadian and a …
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Optimizing Biochemical Biomarkers for PD Research
… setting. MJFF is collaborating with several specialized companies to improve the technologies of biochemical … healthy volunteers at 11 time points over the course of a 26 hour visit. The biospecimens will be stored frozen at a …