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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Is Hiring
September 13, 2016
… organized, detail-oriented project manager to support multiple research initiatives focused on MJFF's clinical … organized, detail-oriented project manager to support multiple research initiatives focused on MJFF's sponsored … and a Cisco Administrator to maintain computer systems and networks aiming for the highest functionality. …
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Development of ALK4290 as a Novel Parkinson's Therapeutic
… Study Rationale: There is clear evidence that the immune system plays an important role in the development and … of pathologic inflammation, with potential effects on multiple symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease. …
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Pre-formed Fibril-seeded Synucleinopathy: Impact on Proinflammatory Cytokines and Contralateral Excitotoxicity
… aggregation and neurodegeneration of the nigrostriatal system following optimized intrastriatal unilateral … represent a pathophysiological mechanism that is common to multiple forms of sporadic PD. Lastly, we believe that …
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Effects of IL-10 on Neurodegeneration in Mutant Alpha-Synuclein Transgenic Models
… therapeutic approaches that target the immune system in PD. Project Description: In trying to … the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 to the central nervous system of a transgenic pre-clinical model of … we would suggest that this study also open the door to multiple lines of therapeutically oriented research to …
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Ask the MD: What's Happening with Deep Brain Stimulation?
November 30, 2016
… brain stimulation .) Researchers are improving existing DBS systems while developing the next-generation of devices. … what's been happening with DBS and Parkinson's: A new DBS system reached market. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration … alerted if you're eligible for this study when it starts. Multiple DBS trials aim to optimize and expand the reach of …
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Get with the Times: Parkinson’s Diagnosis Criteria Catches Up with Latest Understanding
November 23, 2015
… Disease . "We now understand Parkinson’s as a multisystemic disorder affecting all parts of the nervous system, … prognosis, but you mostly treat the alternate conditions [multiple system atrophy (MSA), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), etc.] …