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Star-Studded #FoxGala Raises $4.6 Million to End Parkinson’s and Brings Together Foundation Friends in Support of Research
November 18, 2019
… on stage for the annual "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's" “People come out for Michael. Whether or not they have a personal … "Michael is an amazing person and people want to show up for him. …Tonight, we want to collectively not only …
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Getting Precise about Precision Medicine in Parkinson's
May 31, 2017
… Editor's Note: For more Foundation news, research updates and … this "one-size-fits-all" approach doesn't always lead to outcomes patients want, as people often respond differently to … personalized drugs instead target genetic mutations. But how might precision medicine be used to treat Parkinson's …
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Another Drug for Parkinson's Gets Approval
March 8, 2018
… (FDA) approved a new drug for Parkinson's symptoms called Osmolex ER (amantadine extended release). … volunteers without PD tested Osmolex ER. This study showed that the drug was essentially the same as amantadine … The FDA approved Osmolex ER based on this and other data comparing the two drugs. (This is how generic drugs are …
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A Comic Book for a Cure: How 100+ Famed Cartoonists Came Together to Honor One of Their Own
May 2, 2012
… Sparks grew up reading the funny pages, and he even owned a comic book store for five years. During the summer of 2008, Chris … friend, he started educating himself about the disease and how The Michael J. Fox Foundation is speeding a cure. After …
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Getting Started with Fox DEN, a Parkinson’s Data Platform
April 15, 2020
… Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, you may not be in … doing everything we can to support the Parkinson’s research community during this time. One way we are keeping research … Ninad Amondikar from our research data and analytics team show you how to define cohorts and perform analyses in Fox …
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What We Fund: $19 Million to Test New Treatments, Measure Mobility with Radio Signals, and Relate Environmental and Genetic Risk
October 27, 2021
… Editor’s Note: Giving Tuesday is November 30, 2021. Every … also help prevent alpha-synuclein toxicity . Research has shown low levels of this usually dangerous compound may protect cells. [This may explain why cigarette …