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Stem Cells Safe in Pre-Clinical Parkinson's Disease Study
August 31, 2017
… potential for this therapy in Parkinson's, but it's still early days and much work remains to be done. A team of researchers demonstrated that human induced pluripotent stem … of people both with and without PD, and then implanted them into the brains of PD pre-clinical models. The grafted cells …
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Establishing a Proof-of-concept, Automated Platform for Studying the Interactions of Genetic and Environment-based Toxicity in Human Cell Models of Parkinson’s Disease
… suggests environmental toxins correlate with disease diagnosis, but few well-established laboratory platforms … toxicity in human cells, with the potential to expand into further studies investigating the interaction between … be targeted therapeutically. It will also provide insight into how an individual’s genetics could influence …
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Alterations in DNA Repair Mechanisms in Parkinson’s Disease Neurons and their Correlation with Clinical Variables
… in these mechanisms is aging, which is a major risk factor for Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, our understanding of the role of DNA damage and … with PD into neurons. We will then treat these cells with compounds that induce different types of DNA and evaluate …
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Philippa Mills, PhD
… she received the Horst-Bickel prize for her pioneering research on inborn errors of vitamin B6 metabolism. In 2010, she was awarded an NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Fellowship shortly before being appointed as … in 2021. Prof. Mills’ research aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of inherited metabolic disorders, …
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Progress on the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System
October 1, 2019
… System (NNCSS). In 2016, the NNCSS was enacted and signed into law; and, in 2018 the CDC began work to establish the … collected by the NNCSS could significantly benefit both researchers and patients,” said MJFF CEO Todd Sherer. … and MJFF’s staff will participate in a listening session in early November; there, the CDC will meet with …
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Steav Bates-Congdon on Young-Onset Parkinsons: "What's important is not to give up"
February 16, 2012
… In the years following his diagnosis of young-onset Parkinson’s disease (PD) in 1997, … supporter of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF), Steav found Fox Trial Finder on the … the word about Fox Trial Finder , Steav is also tapping into his own extensive network of friends and family and …