-
Strap on Your Favorite Heels and Join #HeelsOnHeadUp
March 31, 2016
… at 34, Tonya has since transformed her passion for fashion into an opportunity to educate her followers about … heels. Explaining to family and friends that I had PD in my early 30s was difficult. Luckily, ten years and two Deep … encourage them to donate to Team Fox to speed Parkinson’s research toward a cure. This April, during Parkinson’s …
-
Developing a Test for Circular RNA, a Possible Biomarker of Parkinson's Disease
… We expect this new information to help us and other researchers develop strategies for early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. This information will also …
-
Maximizing Sensitivity of Alpha-synuclein Seed Amplification Assays by Eliminating Spontaneous Aggregation
… The ability to distinguish between PD and MSA in an early and non-invasive manner, and to track disease … project is a joint venture between an academic university research group and a pharmaceutical company. If the project … outset will facilitate the rapid development of our assay into a clinically useful method. …
-
Use of CapScan as a Non-invasive Tool for Intestinal Fluid Alpha-synuclein and Gut Biomarker Detection in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
… is an invasive procedure unsuitable for repeated screening. Research shows asyn changes appear in the gut years before … thereby offering a potential non-invasive alternative for early PD diagnosis and staging. Hypothesis: We hope to demonstrate …
-
Epigenetic Analysis of Peripheral Immunity in Parkinson’s Disease
… risk factors and clinical symptoms, providing insight into the immune system’s role in driving disease … to PD and may uncover new targets for treatment. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s disease: This project … in larger patient cohorts and exploring their use in early PD diagnosis. Additionally, therapeutic studies could …
-
Inga Liepelt-Scarfone, PhD
… Liepelt-Scarfone, PhD, is an associate professor and senior researcher in the Department of Neurodegeneration at the … Parkinson Society. The primary aim of her research is the early detection of cognitive worsening and dementia, … on the activities of daily living function is mandatory for diagnosis of dementia, varying scales and objective …