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Adding a Novel Voice to Parkinson’s Research
February 20, 2013
… if a person has the disease. Often, it can take years and visits to various specialists to definitively determine if … PD. Here, we sit down with him to discuss his projects, and where he hopes that they might lead. MJFF: Tell us more … quality of the recordings themselves, and also make easier comparative analyses based on a person’s clinical rating. In …
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ADAPT-GAIT: Adaptive deep brain stimulation controlled by neural biomarkers of gait to alleviate locomotor deficits in people with advanced Parkinson's disease
… in multi-tasking. They are also influenced by contextual factors like attention, fatigue or stress. Standard deep brain … aligned to the emergence of deficits, may more effectively prevent FOG episodes, loss of balance, gait asymmetry or … the pathological neuronal dynamics underlying impaired locomotion, thus better alleviating gait and balance deficits. …
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23andMe Signs Deal with Genentech for Study of Parkinson’s Data
January 6, 2015
… Today genetic testing company 23andMe announced a $60 … Parkinson’s Community. The genome is one’s complete set of DNA and could be the source of new insight into the onset … today from Matt Herper on Forbes.com . Maggie Kuhl Vice President Patient Engagement …
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Parenting with Parkinson's
November 20, 2020
… collided in that small exam room with immediate fears tied to uncertainty. These fears related to many aspects of my … don’t even know exist until you have a child.” [i] In the coming weeks and months, my fears began to give way to … finding joy, and pivoting toward open doors when those previously open begin to shut. I have also learned that our …
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Boston Herald: Debi Brooks: Nonprofits Need to Be Good Places to Work
August 17, 2011
… in the nonprofit sector. Forget about the cause. “If you’re coming from a go-go job and you want to try life in the … out there. The biggest challenge is finding a place where you can make a difference,” she says. “When I first … in a boss, but think about who your peers will be. If you visit a nonprofit and you don’t see your potential peers …
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Australian Researcher Nominated for Prize for ‘App’ to Monitor Parkinson’s Disease
June 6, 2013
… Applications for smart phones and tablets are a ubiquitous reality in today’s world. They allow us to listen to music, find our place on a map, buy gifts, play games, and even organize our lives. The … it seems, in what these “apps” will one day be able to accomplish. This week, an Australian researcher has been …