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Investigating How Alpha-synuclein-rich Neurons in Olfactory Circuits Respond to Environmental Triggers at the Initiation of Parkinson Disease
… Study Rationale: To slow the progression of Parkinson disease (PD), we need to understand how, where and why the illness starts. It is estimated that … Olfactory Dysfunction … ASAP CRN Competitive Renewal Opportunity … Christine Stadelmann, MD … Zhandong Liu, PhD … Julianna J. Tomlinson, PhD …
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PPMI: Our Study to Predict and Prevent Parkinson’s Needs You
May 24, 2021
… here. My situation could be described as prodromal or early stage of Parkinson’s,” says Brian. He recently … soon enough that their early participation in research, often before they were treated with PD … (who have now been living with PD for as long as 10 years) into the next phase of the study. Today, whether you have …
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MJFF Joins Consortium to Develop Model of Parkinson’s Progression
May 19, 2016
… One of the Parkinson’s research questions that vexes scientists and slows drug … Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative comprising nearly 1,000 participants, which has made its data available … to qualified researchers for further investigation into Parkinson’s disease. Find more information on clinical …
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Stem Cell and Cell-Based Therapies for Parkinson’s: What to Know Now
April 22, 2025
… publications in the journal Nature reporting promising early results on the use of stem cells for treating … those lost cells with new, healthy ones has been a focus of research since the 1980s, with efforts to transplant healthy … because they hold the remarkable ability to develop into different types of specialized cells in the body. Some …
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Podcast: Sniff Test for Parkinson's Disease
October 17, 2017
… through skin and spinal fluid, there is also promising research on some less invasive methods. In this podcast, … so it's not staying perfectly still," says Dr. Baron. Tune into to the live discussion in our next webinar this … these screening methods and others could lead to earlier PD diagnosis. Register today . Like what you hear? Subscribe to …
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Resurrecting Tau in the Search for an Alzheimer’s (and Potentially, Parkinson’s) Cure
November 13, 2012
… a protein called beta amyloid . Many in the field of AD research have hypothesized that the accumulation of plaques … studies have shown positive, if not unequivocal, data into the TauRX therapy says the Journal; one such trial … might be more likely to go on to develop Parkinson’s. Very early studies suggest that lower levels of tau in CSF may in …