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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $4.6 Million to Help Advance Neurotrophic Factors as Transformative Parkinson's Treatments
June 22, 2010
… to build on the knowledge and experience gained from previous trials of neurotrophic factors to help speed … – a key unmet need for PD patients. But the results from Phase 2 clinical trials have yet to demonstrate the … 12 months. However, continued follow up of blinded data from the trial participants showed a statistically …
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New $5 Million Program Will Explore Parkinson’s Genetics in African, East Asian and Indian Populations
August 27, 2019
… global Parkinson’s genetics program — funded with support from longtime partner the Edmond J. Safra Foundation — seeks … Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam will leverage existing samples from 6,200 people with Parkinson’s and recruit 4,400 control … across India plan to gather and analyze data and samples from 10,000 people with Parkinson’s and 10,000 control …
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Parkinson's IQ + You, Southern California
… Pacific Ballroom. Escalators and elevators are available from the ground level entry of the hotel and directly from the parking garage on all levels. Meals: Registered … to attend Parkinson's IQ + You events, thanks to support from our generous sponsors. More information is available …
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A Spiritual Thing: A Guest Blogger's Reflection
June 24, 2021
… Watching the leaves descend in the wind, I remember a line from a Walt Whitman poem, “Re-examine all you have been … , Let Tomorrow Come Tomorrow , and Seeing Adversity from the Back of a Sanctuary . I welcome learning about your … His next book, a memoir titled Discerning the Way: Lessons from Parkinson’s Disease, will be released this fall. Follow …
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MJFF Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Community Reflections on Navigating Life with Parkinson’s
May 14, 2021
… as a way to care for our Parkinson’s patients.” Immigrating from Taiwan to Bolingbrook, Illinois, with his family at a … work, ideas are being exchanged and we are all learning from it.” Edwin Zane , 49, originally from Maui, Hawaii, is a care partner and active advocate in …
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Promising Results and Next Steps in the “Ken Griffin Alpha-synuclein Imaging Competition”
March 28, 2023
… funded in large part through a $7.5 million leadership gift from Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin. Imaging tools … had Parkinson’s during an autopsy. “Early on, we heard from companies this would be a game-changer for drug … “To see where we are today is astonishing. The progress from all teams represents a pivotal moment in transforming …