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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to Fund Search for Parkinson's Biomarker
April 8, 2002
… available funding is composed of a $1.75 million commitment from the MJFF and a $250,000 donation from the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. …
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To Inform or Not to Inform? That Is the Question for Genetics Researchers
August 5, 2014
… the greatest known genetic contributor to PD. Investigators from The Michael J. Fox Foundation-sponsored LRRK2 Cohort … between a mutation and disease onset; estimates range from 24 to 80 percent. LRRK2 Cohort Consortium sites in the …
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A Roadmap for Alpha-Synuclein
November 30, 2018
… tackle challenges, together. In 2017, we convened leaders from academia and industry to form the Alpha-Synuclein … Path Working Group made sure to take in the lessons from drugs targeting beta-amyloid in Alzheimer's disease. …
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UPDATE: Pre-existing Condition Protections Under Threat
December 19, 2018
… under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A joint statement from the American Academy of Family Physicians, American … provision that protects people with pre-existing conditions from being denied coverage or charged more by insurance …
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"Gotta Keep Moving": My Commitment to Living Well with Parkinson’s
October 10, 2019
… athletes living with Parkinson’s disease who traveled from all over the world to compete. We were bound by our … in Pleasantville, New York. People with Parkinson’s from 11 countries are arriving to compete in this …
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People with Parkinson’s Need Access to Mental Health Care: Congressional Briefing Explains Why
June 4, 2020
… and family therapists in the U.S. Unfortunately, services from licensed mental health counselors are not covered … are not reimbursed by Medicare. In addition to speakers from MJFF and the other two co-hosts, Lisa Cone, a patient …