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Parkinson's Research Study Shows Inosine Compound Raises Urate Levels
December 23, 2013
… Funding New findings published in JAMA Neurology from research into a potentially protective therapy for Parkinson's … the Foundation's largest single grant at that time. Such early-stage funding is in line with MJFF's de-risking …
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PPMI Update: Research at MDS Conference from MJFF'S Flagship Study
September 19, 2024
… Initiative (PPMI), unveils scientific discoveries and research findings at the International Congress of … the MDS conference. These presentations offer a deep dive into critical research findings, from biomarkers to machine … Ethan Brown, MD, explores scalable study participation and early detection in a poster titled “Remote recruitment of …
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Research Recap: Highlights from the American Academy of Neurology Meeting
May 3, 2017
… In late April, researchers met to discuss the latest news in neurology and … called Y-AADC01 . As those with Parkinson's progress into later stages of the disease, they may experience "off" … is not yet recruiting. The Michael J. Fox Foundation funded early stages of this work prior to 2014, when Voyager …
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Treating Early Cognitive Impairments and Associated Movement Control Deficits by Stimulating alpha4beta2* nAChRs
… Objective/Rationale: Cholinergic systems decline early in PD and are … systems on cognitive and motor functions; (2) to demonstrate that the attentional deficits which result from … to L-dopa treatment. We expect that the combined administration of both compounds benefits the attentional …
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Year in Review: Research Team Shares 2013 Highlights
December 21, 2013
… Each Monday at The Michael J. Fox Foundation, the Research Programs and Research Operations teams gather to share updates with each … alpha-synuclein clumping is on track to release results in early 2014. 3. More patients are exploring research …
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Care Partner Spreads the Word about Research Participation
November 27, 2013
… the disease 18 years ago. Bob has taken part in multiple research studies as a healthy volunteer, or control. … “There’s no question that participating in clinical research, especially in those studies where we’re both … such as smell loss, to identify biological markers of early disease. Since most people with smell loss don’t know …