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Wall Street Journal Features Michael J. Fox Foundation Genetics Research
September 17, 2013
… (PPMI) and the study’s latest plans for expansion into studying biomarkers associated with mutations of the … in PPMI, told Winslow. The article also mentioned MJFF’s early funding of Amicus Therapeutics , which entered into a partnership with Biogen Idec last week to pursue …
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Yoga for Parkinson's: What the Research Says
July 1, 2015
… Kaitlyn P. Roland completed her PhD research at the University of British Columbia (2012), which … that support hatha yoga for persons with PD. This is clearly an area of research that is just starting to gain … posture. Greater hip mobility from yoga may translate into improvements in shuffling gait experienced by many …
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Mapping the Placebo Effect to Speed Research
September 4, 2014
… know if they’ve gotten the drug or the placebo. Why can’t researchers just test the active agent? If you’re told you … the drug (but without them knowing which they’ve gotten), researchers can test to see if the people who got the drug … He talked to us about his recently published research into mapping response to sham (placebo) surgery and how his …
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Milestones and Momentum in Parkinson’s Research (Part 1)
December 9, 2020
… conversation, we pause and reflect on the 20 years of research milestones and momentum since The Michael J. Fox … special guests who've played a central role since those early days. If you’d rather listen on the go, subscribe to …
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Trophic Factor Project Receives $6M Grant for Clinical Testing after Early MJFF Funding
December 20, 2016
… study will be conducted by a consortium of 11 industry and research partners, including Mart Saarma, PhD, of the … of Helsinki in Finland, who discovered CDNF. For nearly a decade, The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) has funded Dr. Saarma's ongoing research in CDNF , which has demonstrated positive results …