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Connect with the PPMI Team
… Initiative (PPMI) is changing how patients, families, doctors and scientists think about brain disease. Call … learn more and get started today. People recently diagnosed with Parkinson's and people with Parkinson's risk factors … Contact: Christos Koros, 00302107289405, chkoros@gmail.com ישראל (Israel) Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical …
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Development of SHG to Discover Drugs to Selectively Block AlphaS toxicity
… conformation. Using this technology, he will create a laboratory screening assay that can be used to screen for compounds that can block abnormal changes in … be used in large-scale drug screening approaches. Final Outcome Dr. Salafsky successfully developed his screening assay …
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GenomeWeb: NewsNavigenics, 23andMe Respond to Direct-to-Consumer Genetics Opinion Paper
November 19, 2009
… Navigenics and 23andMe issued an open, joint letter to Nature yesterday in response to an opinion article on … in the risks reported for seven diseases when they compared Navigenics and 23andMe test results. The authors … to improve such testing. "Our companies agree with most of the recommendations," Navigenics and 23andMe …
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Publishes New Resource, “If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Guide for People Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s,” Authored by Patients to Provide Insights and Wisdom on Parkinson’s Disease
May 19, 2020
… With an estimated 1 million people in the United States … approximately 60,000 newly diagnosed annually, resources to educate patients and families are critical Authored … first-hand reflections and practical strategies to answer common questions on understanding and living with …
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Ask the PhD: New Technologies to Treat Parkinson’s
August 19, 2020
… Our mission is to accelerate research toward new treatments, and therapies come in many forms. Many scientists are harnessing … to ease some of the symptoms that are hardest to treat with available medication. In our latest Ask the PhD video, …
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Using Telemedicine to Diagnose and Treat Parkinson's
June 22, 2016
… Technology is central to how we communicate today. Smartphones, computers, tablets … specifically trained to treat PD. However, many people with Parkinson's live in locations where specialists are …