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49 Peaks. 14,000 Miles. $1M for Research. Join Tour de Fox.
February 11, 2015
… for his next fundraising feat, Tour de Fox . Hear directly from Sam about this new undertaking for Team Fox and his … on the Pacific Crest Trail and a single day, 100-mile run from New York City to the tip of Long Island -- raising … challenge yet: Tour de Fox . In an idea crowd-sourced from friends of MJFF, I'll climb and bike my way through …
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7 Tips for New Parkinson's Disease Caregivers
November 20, 2014
… misconception about Parkinson's disease: that people die "from" the disease. "They didn't die from Parkinson's, they died with Parkinson's, and they lived … or just want to offer support, the following advice from our Facebook community on the early days, weeks and …
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Parkinson’s Investigators Win Prestigious Medical Research Award
September 8, 2014
… that are not functioning properly. Small electrical pulses from a device similar to a cardiac pacemaker block the … improve quality of life. DeLong Identifies the Target From the late 1960s, Dr. DeLong, now at the Emory University … could describe them as ‘lesion-like effect,’ Dr. Benabid, from the Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France, said …
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Giving Tuesday 2016: #FoxItForward and Support a Cure for Parkinson's Disease
November 21, 2016
… a study testing the safety of the Parkinson's vaccine from AFFiRiS found that a boost dose of the vaccine against … on to Phase II testing and received Fast Track Designation from the FDA, which can speed the drug approval process. In … of the drug development process, ensuring drugs can move from the lab to pharmacy shelves. Proving a drug is …
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Forbes: "How The 2016 Nobel Prize In Medicine Relates To Michael J. Fox (And You)"
October 4, 2016
… Drahl at Forbes did the same , so I'll let her take it from here: Autophagy is a process -- it’s how the cells … stop the progression of Parkinson's. We're a long, long way from any medications. The foundation is starting with the … guru and author) ... ... I keep saying "we're a long way from a drug" here because it's true. But when you look at …
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Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise in Slowing Disease
March 23, 2015
… around an email. Subject: This is big! He was sharing news from pharmaceutical company Biogen Idec (renamed today as … to slow Parkinson’s progression. The positive results from this Alzheimer’s study are a boost that this … but also the slowing of clinical progression. My takeaway from this entire meeting is how much we need better …