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What's in Your DNA? Understanding Parkinson's Genetics (Webinar)
May 25, 2022
… behind genetic inheritance that increases the chance of getting Parkinson’s disease (PD) later in life? In this … testing. If you’d rather listen on the go, subscribe to our Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson's Podcast on … . Karen Wu MJFF Associate Director, Research Communications …
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Gene Transfer of Pleiotrophin to Aged Parkinsonian Pre-Clinical Models
… dopamine (DA). A group of molecules termed neurotrophic factors have been identified to prevent the death of DA neurons and thereby continue the … DA to the brain. Neurotrophic factors that normally provide support for DA neurons during brain development hold the …
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Team Fox Member Jessica Krauser Is Just Getting Started
December 2, 2022
… pictured: Steve Brandenburg. 3rd Annual 5KforJK Walk on October 8, 2023 Register Here The following story appeared in … everything. “Since my diagnosis, my friends were unsure how to help me because from the outside, I’m fine,” says … $86,000 for Team Fox, plus another $10,000 for the local PD community. “I want a cure in my lifetime, but I also support …
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Developing a Novel Platform for Patient Selection and Disease Tracking Using Super-resolution Microscopy and AI
… Study Rationale: The ability to track alpha-synuclein pathology in tissues outside the … with alpha-synuclein pathology in clinical trials that target alpha-synuclein and permit tracking of PD progression. … In this project, we will develop a novel approach that combines super-resolution microscopy (SRM) and artificial …
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MagnaReady Supports Team Fox for Parkinson's Awareness Month
April 2, 2014
… Editor’s Note: With her portion of proceeds campaign launching … one now standing at the bottom of the stairs inquiring, "How much longer?", pressing him, "We are going to be late!" … talk in between. However, on one particular night, after coming in from away game, he was anxious to tell me, “I had …
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Marty McFly Day: An Internet Hoax Gets Us Thinking...
June 30, 2012
… by now about this week’s hoax that fooled the Internets into believing Marty McFly was walking among us, a refugee … in research . That means that we in the medical community need to make strides in communicating the genuine … discoveries into a better big-picture understanding of how Parkinson’s arises. I would also echo Irene’s sentiments …