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Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches $2.8-Million Prescott Family Initiative at the Arizona Parkinson’s Disease Consortium
November 14, 2006
… NEWYORK, NY — The Michael J. Fox Foundation today announced a $2.8-million, three-year collaborative … to increase understanding of Parkinson’s disease by comprehensively tying clinical evidence to pathological … of pursuit for translation, and to ensure that all data gathered is highly accessible to researchers conducting both …
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Using Telemedicine to Diagnose and Treat Parkinson's
June 22, 2016
… Technology is central to how we communicate today. Smartphones, computers, tablets … of healthcare services and information via electronic methods (two-way video, smartphones, etc.) — provides … PD. However, many people with Parkinson's live in locations where specialists are limited and/or have difficulty …
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Possible Disease-Modifying Therapy for Parkinson’s One Step Closer to Patients
November 26, 2014
… CBS News in New York shined a spotlight on Parkinson’s research yesterday evening — for good reason. A promising … drug safety and tolerability so testing will now move into a Phase III clinical trial — the largest, and last, … STEADY-PD trial is recruiting over 300 participants with early PD, each of whom will take either isradipine or …
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Simon John Geoffrey Lewis, MBBCh BSc MRCP FRACP MD
… of Sydney. He is the Director of the Parkinson's Disease Research Clinic at the Brain & Mind Centre and heads the NSW … Zealand Association of Neurologists for achievements of an early career neurologist who has already made a significant … for people living with PD, which underwent translation into Chinese. He headed the first trial to evaluate …
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Video-based Parkinson’s disease assessments in a nationwide cohort of Fox Insight participants
May 24, 2021
… Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) research is hampered by slow, inefficient recruitment and … by COVID-19. Fox Insight is an ongoing prospective clinical research study that enables individuals to participate in … PD have enrolled. We sought to validate self-reported PD diagnosis in the Fox Insight cohort, assess the validity of …
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Parkinson’s IQ + You Resources
… and what they may have changed about how they faced those early years. Resources Guides In easy-to-read, downloadable … a movement disorder specialist discusses Parkinson's research and care through blogs and videos. Learn More … gifts allow you to incorporate causes you care about into your financial and estate plans. Discover ways to give …