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Get a Grip for Parkinson's Research
November 2, 2017
… already a staple in our daily life, are frequently becoming tools in the management of our personal health care. With … self-conscious and lead to isolation, which studies have shown exacerbates Parkinson's symptoms and negatively impacts …
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Podcast: Therapies that May Slow or Stop Parkinson’s
October 12, 2015
… of Parkinson’s research is a therapy that will slow or stop the disease, and this year we made great strides toward … some of those therapies in human testing – approaches targeting the protein alpha-synuclein, a calcium channel … about therapies to slow or stop the Parkinson’s process and how you can get involved in studies. Maggie Kuhl Vice …
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Biomarker and DNA Samples Collection Add-on Study to the Phase III Trial of Isradipine
… agent for treatment of high blood pressure, was shown to be have neuroprotective benefit in models of Parkinson’s disease (PD). A recently completed Phase II study in a PD population demonstrated …
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Getting Drug Candidates into the Clinic
November 20, 2012
… J. Fox Foundation Helps Awardees Secure Funds Needed to Develop Novel Parkinson’s Drugs The path to new drugs … the activity of a particular part of the brain that becomes overactive in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). … of mGluR4-targeted drugs. While it is impossible to predict how quickly the program will advance from this point, Conn …
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Stop If You Can't Smell the Roses
March 21, 2014
… and foods, Lynn Kermode couldn’t smell them. She started to grow concerned — what if there was a fire in the house … and not diagnosed with PD) are sent a kit from PPMI to test their smell. After her smell test was scored by the … met did refer her to another clinical study where she may get more answers. “It makes you more knowledgeable. It makes …