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Treatments for ''Off'' Time
… A doctor can help determine the best treatment for "off" time … , which work in different ways. A doctor might recommend a change to the dosage or timing of levodopa, which …
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Allie Vaiana, PhD, Searches for Better Ways to Target Parkinson’s Symptoms
December 20, 2024
… senior scientific portfolio manager on MJFF’s translational research team. She graduated from Texas A&M University with … PhD in Neuroscience at UT Health San Antonio. In our new researcher spotlight series, we learn more about Allie’s … research? Translational research is work that can have an early impact in the clinic. We’re answering questions that …
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The Power of Team Fox: How Young Professionals Join Together to Find a Cure
April 14, 2023
… pancake breakfasts to organizing golf tournaments and much, much more. In this ongoing series, The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) asks our Do-It-Yourself (DIY) community about their experiences fundraising and creating … Fox and the impact joining has had on him below. MJFF: How/when did you get involved with Team Fox/MJFF? Tell us a …
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New Team Fox Marathoners Join Returning Team VICE in NYC
August 15, 2017
… At this point, the doctors gave me a Parkinson's disease diagnosis with a 90 percent level of certainty, leaving a 10 … by running backwards (and up stairs) I could trick my brain into running for longer. I have since run up the Empire … Team Fox athletic opportunities that support Parkinson's research , including marathons , half marathons and 5Ks. …
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Parenting with Parkinson's
November 20, 2020
… news, “What worries me is that I think you are in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease.” At 48 years old, with daughters aged 10 and 8, the shock of a diagnosis collided in that small exam room with immediate … the best father I could be. Would I watch my daughters grow into adulthood? Would I be able to remain an active part of …
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Study Illuminates How People with Parkinson’s Experience Fatigue
July 28, 2020
… PD about their experiences with fatigue. Patient insights into disease are critical for improving care and research. Phase I of the study was an online journaling … online clinical study, to capture this information. With nearly 50,000 participants, Fox Insight houses the largest …