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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches Virtual 5K/10K to Meet Ambitious Fundraising Goal and Unite the Parkinson’s Community
August 19, 2020
… walkers of all ages, abilities and speeds are encouraged to participate from anywhere in this remote event Learn more … today announced the launch of its first-ever Virtual 5K/10K community event. The event invites runners and walkers of … every age, experience level, and ability come together by virtue of a shared commitment to ending …
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Novel Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Visualize and Quantify Impaired Brain Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Parkinson's Disease
… United States alone. Abnormal brain energy metabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with Parkinson’s … imaging (31P-MRSI) technique to assess brain energetic changes in patients with early-stage PD compared with controls. Hypothesis: The next-generation 31P …
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Isogenic human SNCA gene dosage induced pluripotent stem cells to model Parkinson's disease
March 1, 2022
… overexpression and aggregation are critical factors in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). … SNCA gene dosage model using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to introduce frameshift mutations into exon 2 of the SNCA coding region in human induced …
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Quantifying Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters with HoloLens in Healthy Adults and People with Parkinson’s Disease: Test-Retest Reliability, Concurrent Validity, and Face Validity
June 8, 2020
… rich position data of the head, which can be used to quantify what the wearer is doing (e.g., walking) and to … (e.g., speed). The aim of the current study is to determine test-retest reliability, concurrent validity, and face … healthy young adults (mean age 21 years) walking at slow, comfortable, and fast speeds, as well as in a group of 24 …
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Bloomberg: “Michael J. Fox and Sergey Brin Take Their Push for a Parkinson’s Cure to the Next Level”
December 20, 2023
… “Together the two groups are now putting more than $350 … you to help me go out of business.” The piece discusses how the Foundation’s goals to drive a diverse therapeutic … in Review” publication ) With the new biomarker in hand, combined with existing tools to determine Parkinson’s risk, …
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Thousands Respond to Survey on COVID-19 and Parkinson's Informing Our Understanding of the Pandemic
July 14, 2020
… Editor’s Note (June 28, 2021): A new COVID-19 survey is now … Insight. You can take this new COVID-19 survey whether you completed the first one in 2020 or not. Through this survey, researchers hope to better understand how COVID-19, vaccines and social distancing are affecting …