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Research Roundup: Parkinson’s Studies Recruiting for Everything from Smell Loss to Genetic Variants
March 24, 2023
… in research is one way to contribute toward research for innovative treatments. The studies listed below … Learn more . Improving PD Care in the LGBTQIA+ Community : Little is known about the experiences of the … genetic link to Parkinson’s disease, a MJFF-funded study from the Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre aims to better …
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Exercise Resources from the Parkinson's Community
April 6, 2021
… For many people with Parkinson’s, maintaining a regiment of exercise and social interaction is … to virtual platforms like Zoom. As a result, the community now has access to a growing library of exercises, … across the country offering virtual and live opportunities. From the Northeast: 110 Fitness (Rockland, MA) – 110 Fitness …
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Addex Therapeutics Awarded $1 MM Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
March 19, 2013
… Switzerland - Addex Therapeutics (SIX: ADXN), a leading company pioneering allosteric modulation-based drug … Executive Officer of The Michael J. Fox Foundation. "Candidates such as dipraglurant and other innovative therapies in … this work and hopeful that it may offer patients relief from a longstanding issue with the treatment of their …
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Real Talk from Women Living with Parkinson’s
May 8, 2024
… women, and their experiences are typically quite different from men. In this raw and emotional conversation, four … topic? MJFF’s online clinical study, Fox Insight, plans to release another survey on the experience of being a woman … to be notified when the survey is released in the coming months. Participate in the pilot study "Tracking …
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From Psychiatry to Parkinson’s: One Researcher’s Lasting Commitment to Advancing a Cure for Parkinson’s
September 26, 2024
… focused her research on genetic conditions among the Amish community, ultimately leading to discoveries on the genetics of mental illness in a historically protected community. It was in this research that … cemented her legacy. Not only would she be remembered for her remarkable contributions to the field of psychiatry, …
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Development of a Stem Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson's Disease: Induction of Midbrain DA Neurons from ES Cells
… forces in order to: 1) Identify molecular players capable of inducing a midbrain dopaminergic (DA) phenotype. We … previously found that soluble signal(s) derived from glial cells in the developing ventral midbrain (VM) induce a … media; b) perform Affymetrix Genechip experiments to compare glial cells from inductive and non-inductive …