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Low Blood Pressure
… affects a network of nerves — the autonomic nervous system — that controls blood pressure. In some people, … as these can temporarily lower blood pressure. Eat multiple small meals throughout the day, rather than three …
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Looking Back: 2020 Highlights in Parkinson’s Public Policy
January 22, 2021
… : The National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and … through a pilot project focusing on Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis. Thank you if you took action in 2020 — …
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Parkinson's and Other Movement Disorders
March 20, 2014
… and other disorders — MSA, PSP, essential tremor, ALS and multiple sclerosis — and how understanding the biology of …
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What We Fund: $100.4M toward Novel Approaches to Reduce Freezing of Gait and Improve Understanding of Parkinson’s Environment Risk Factors
December 18, 2024
… of Würzburg in Germany is developing an adaptive DBS system capable of detecting a freezing episode and … Funding from MJFF supports further development of this DBS system and clinical testing in people with PD. Alfonso … in the air are associated with developing PD . Called Multiple Air Pollutants in Parkinson’s Disease (MAP-PD), the …
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Highlights from the 2025 PPMI Annual Investigator’s Meeting
June 3, 2025
… myPPMI study participant platform. A Biological Staging System: With the advent of aSyn-SAA, scientists are developing a new Parkinson’s disease staging system for research—the Neuronal alpha-Synuclein Disease … platform trial is a type of clinical trial designed to test multiple treatments or interventions for a specific disease …
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Matthew Allister Cooper, PhD
… therapies. He has founded four biotechnology companies with multiple products licensed or on the market. He also holds a …