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Soumya Ghosh, PhD
… estimates of predictive uncertainties. Dr. Ghosh graduated from Brown University in 2015 with a doctoral degree in …
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Gerrit Machetanz, MD
… of the Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders from The Michael J. Fox Foundation. His main research …
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'An Overview of Parkinson’s Disease Research': Questions and Answers
February 25, 2013
… here: How will the newly announced brain mapping initiative from the Obama administration aid Parkinson’s research? The … earlier-than-anticipated phase of PD. A couple of caveats from MJFF Associate Director of Research Programs Maurizio … course in reference to actual age).” “Also, we're still far from understanding if DBS has any disease-modifying effects; …
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Nilotinib Update: Where We Stand with a Cancer Drug for Parkinson's
July 12, 2016
… first trial of nilotinib in people with Parkinson's disease from a team at Georgetown University. An accompanying … editorial, " Nilotinib -- Differentiating the Hope from the Hype ," presents the research on nilotinib and its … to extract definitive safety and valid efficacy signals from a small open-label unblinded study (lacking a placebo …
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How I Told My Kids About My Parkinson's Diagnosis
March 28, 2012
… Time to tell the kids… As I laid down with my youngest daughter tonight, as I usually do while she … over the years. “Does your medicine make you feel better?” “How can you swallow so many pills?” “Mama, why are you …
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Effect of Deep Brain Stimulation on Cortical Cross Frequency Coupling in Parkinson's Disease: An Electrocorticography Study
… by recording electrical activity (local field potentials) from the cortex during therapeutic stimulation of the basal … Project Description: Cortical local field potentials from primary motor cortex will be recorded during DBS … of the arm reaching task but rather affected all phases, from holding to planning and execution of the movement. The …