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To Tell or Not to Tell: Secrecy and Privacy
February 23, 2016
… Guest blogger Cheryl Kingston of Los Angeles, California has lived with Parkinson’s … instinctively braced myself for the fate she’d soon reveal. Coming closer, moving into my space, as was characteristic … the elastic waistband generic jeans and supportive common sense Oxfords she wore now were unsettling. I …
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PBS Documentary: “Empowered by Parkinson’s” Shares Stories of Resilience
April 3, 2020
… are all on a journey to find the latest in treatments and research. Created by documentarian Andr é Costantini, the film takes an in-depth view into the different ways those living with Parkinson’s and … experience from being a researcher to receiving her own diagnosis: “The irony is not lost on me or my family. It’s …
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Banding Together to Live Harder and Find a Cure
May 17, 2023
… Team Fox members worldwide are turning their passions into successful fundraising events — from hosting pancake … raised almost $15K for Parkinson’s disease (PD) research! Read more about David’s inspiration for joining … : When I was diagnosed three and a half years ago in my early 50s, I knew I wanted to get involved in raising …
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Roundtable Explores How Clinical Outcome Assessments Could Improve Treatment for Parkinson’s
… but treatment options are limited. Standardized clinical outcome assessments could contribute to new treatments for the disease. The Michael J. Fox …
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Failed Clinical Trials, Monday Morning Quarterbacking and Where We Go from Here
August 13, 2012
… from the first Phase 3 trial of bapineuzumab, or “bapi,” a compound being tested by Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Elan … — they get us closer to understanding what does work, and how to better focus future efforts. So we can’t help … of our industry research partners’ symbols festooned page after page of tweets in the past weeks. That’s not …
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Genetic-epidemiological Confirmation of Top Hits of GWAS of Parkinson Disease: A Large Multi-center Collaborative Study
… identified by recent GWAS, to open up new avenues for PD research. Project Description : A total of 75 SNPs will be … same in different populations. However, it does not take into account the heterogeneity, which usually exists in … in the study design and analysis. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease : The project …