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Tufts Report Offers Mixed Outlook on Central Nervous System Drug Pipeline
March 13, 2012
… (the world’s slowest known mollusk). That’s the finding from a new study , released last week by the Tufts Center … barrier (BBB), a thin layer of cells that protect the brain from infection and disease, presenting a major delivery …
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When Parkinson’s Hurts: Treatments for Managing Pain
May 16, 2024
… 1926 Year I would like to receive news and resources from the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Save my information for … discuss why Parkinson’s causes pain and ways to treat it, from standard treatments such as medication adjustments and …
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GDNF Trophic Factor Study Testing Efficacy of Pump Delivery Method
November 4, 2013
… a new pump-based delivery method (developed with support from The Michael J. Fox Foundation ) to increase the … have been shown to protect and restore dopamine neurons from degeneration in pre-clinical models of Parkinson’s …
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Funded Research: Dyskinesia Imaging, Telemedicine and Inflammation-Fighting Bacteria
November 20, 2013
… as well as clarify which patients may potentially benefit from treatments targeting this mechanism. Visiting Your … Treg levels in the spleen in pre-clinical models. From there, the team will look at dopamine levels in the …
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Mother and Daughter Team Stand up for Clinical Research
May 10, 2013
… that Helen didn’t let a recent arm operation prevent her from giving herself to science. “I believe that each of us … explains Nicola. “The disease has certainly not stopped him from his work ‘fighting dragons’, as he calls it.” Unsure of …
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Career Coach with Parkinson's Disease Shares His Best Advice
February 12, 2014
… asked participants to bring in photographs of themselves from different stages in their lives, and then think about … but was on a medication regiment that was very different from Libby’s. When Libby suggested the friend give Libby’s …