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Could an Asthma Drug Be the Way to Prevent Parkinson's?
September 1, 2017
… new study from Harvard researchers. With early funding from The Michael J. Fox Foundation , scientists looked for drugs that would lower … One drug they found is called salbutamol, which is used to treat asthma. Partnering with the University of Bergen in …
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Targets to Therapies Annual Meeting Launches Next Wave of Parkinson’s Drug Targets
March 31, 2026
… Therapies (T2T) initiative, bringing together more than 150 researchers and industry partners for two days of scientific … advances in genetic evidence, mechanistic studies, and early therapeutic exploration. Discussions reflected both … Interactive breakout sessions allowed teams to dig deeper into validation gaps, align priorities and identify next …
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Robin Katsaros: "You Can Be Part of the Solution"
December 9, 2011
… to understand the importance of participating in clinical research — whether you have PD or not. Living in close … in her third clinical trial related to PD. “When a PD diagnosis first comes into your life, you’re in shock. It’s hard to even think …
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Nature News: Crossing the Barrier
August 18, 2010
… Parkinson’s disease. MJFF’s new approach to this area of research is to develop better methods to deliver trophic … molecule for rescuing dying nerves. But getting it into the brain remains a daunting challenge, finds Brian … research. But a maddening hurdle remains: delivery. Early surgical trials in which GDNF was delivered through …
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Behind the Scenes of Zack Grant's Documentary, "Shake With Me"
March 26, 2019
… of Debra's growth as an artist in the face of PD grew into a larger story of creativity, health, family and the … about my mom's growth as an artist in the face of PD, grew into a larger story of art, health, family and the will to … 5K -- our family's first public acknowledgment of mom's diagnosis. While it was a relief that I no longer had to …
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Utility of the Amyloid Ligand [18F]FDDNP in Human PET Imaging in Parkinson Disease
… use this probe for PET scans in living human subjects with early and later stages of Parkinson disease to determine … Anticipated Outcome: Currently, there is a wealth of basic research evidence being accumulated for the pathophysiologic … that exists in the translation of this information into clinical treatment. One cause of this bottleneck is the …