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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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Nearly 10,000 Strong, 23andMe PD Research Community Drives Genetic Research toward Potential New Drugs
November 28, 2012
… genetics company 23andMe, a Michael J. Fox Foundation research partner, announced an effort to recruit 10,000 people with Parkinson’s for genetic research in PD. Today the 23andMe PD Research Community has … proof point validating their “direct-to-patient” approach early on. 23andMe is now moving to tackle increasingly …
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Rating Segmental Progression of Cardinal Motor Symptoms in Early Parkinson's Disease
… of cardinal motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) at early stages. We computed four new scores — the Bradykinesia … cohort of both treated and untreated PD patients in the early stage of disease as compared to both the Hoehn and … follow-up visit since the screening visit. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: …
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Parkinson’s Researchers Advocate on Capitol Hill: “To do the research, we need funding”
March 6, 2020
… Jonathan Jackson (second from left) and other researcher-advocates with Representative Katherine Clark … from left). Earlier this week, more than 50 Parkinson’s researchers from 28 states gathered in Washington D.C. for The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s (MJFF) Researcher Hill Day. The goal of the event was to urge …
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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 … study that could change everything. PPMI News Parkinson's Research News 15 Years of PPMI: Advancing Parkinson’s Research Together Parkinson’s Policy News Military Service …
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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 …