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We Asked, You Answered: "How many years or doctors did it take to confirm your Parkinson's diagnosis?"
December 18, 2012
… to share their experiences reaching a Parkinson's diagnosis. A common theme to emerge was multiple doctors and … real. The sad part is that when I put all of my symptoms into a search engine online, the only diagnosis that come up … like Parkinson's, and he sent him to the Ottawa Health Research Institute neurologists to begin seeing Dr. Grimes …
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Your Impact on Parkinson's Research
… with study opportunities. Questions or issues logging into myPPMI? Email support@myppmi.org . A Message from … in the study that could change everything. PPMI News Research News 15 Years of PPMI: Advancing Parkinson’s Research Together Parkinson’s Policy News Military Service …
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Neuromelanin in Circulating Phagocytes May Reveal Early Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Disease
… disease (PD) in these white blood cells may enable early detection of PD with a blood test. Project … or not we can detect neuromelanin in them. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Early detection of PD means early treatment that offers the …
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Parkinson’s Investigators Win Prestigious Medical Research Award
September 8, 2014
… are recipients of the 2014 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award. A great nod to achievements in Parkinson’s … and recognize contributions to the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of human disease. … brain stimulation (DBS) a surgeon implants a thin electrode into the brain, targeting motor circuits that are not …
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Construction of a Living Library of Digital Technologies for Use in Research and Care of Parkinson’s Disease.
… disease (sensors, devices, specific smartphone apps) for early detection and disease monitoring has increased in … interest in using digital technologies in clinical research, they have not penetrated clinical care and … a step-wise strategy and plan to transform the library into a registration platform in which researchers and …
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Validate Diffusion MRI Biomarkers of Early PD: A Multi-cohort Study of Free-water and CDM Measure
… their earliest stages due to subtle initial symptoms. Our research aims to advance the detection methods for these … markers in the brain, will provide a more precise and early detection of Parkinson’s disease, as well as track its … we plan to pursue regulatory approval to integrate them into clinical practice and explore their use in clinical …