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4 Gifts That Give Back to Parkinson's Disease Research
December 10, 2014
… of companies and individuals, you can tackle your holiday shopping and make a positive impact on Parkinson’s research … favorite astronaut, Christopher Hadfield, has returned from his 6-month stay at the International Space Station and … generosity of the Hadfield family, 100% of their proceeds from the book’s sales in the U.S. will go directly to The …
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Foundation Honors Three Scientists with Research Prizes
November 15, 2016
… established in September 2014 with a leadership commitment from the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson Foundation … Parkinson's patient Tom Shannon. Watch this video to hear from the prize recipients and learn more about their work. …
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New Information on the Parkinson's-Gut Connection
March 20, 2017
… including people with Parkinson's and healthy controls, from Seattle, New York and Atlanta. They found different … PD compared to healthy volunteers, which confirmed findings from previous studies. They also found that certain …
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MJFF Joins Consortium to Develop Model of Parkinson’s Progression
May 19, 2016
… to create a quantitative model of Parkinson’s progression from its earliest stages that will allow researchers to … new therapies. C-Path will standardize and aggregate data from several large-scale Parkinson’s studies — including the …
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Keeping “InMotion” to Combat Parkinson’s Disease
January 27, 2016
… for a cure, people living with PD would benefit greatly from the development of a community wellness center — one … It offers a variety of exercise classes ranging from cycling to boxing that help clients strengthen their …
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Stem Cells Safe in Pre-Clinical Parkinson's Disease Study
August 31, 2017
… .) Scientists engineered dopamine-producing brain cells from iPSCs of people both with and without PD, and then … therapy, they're a research tool, as well. Dopamine cells from iPSCs can mimic the Parkinson's disease process in … so-called clinics offering stem cell therapies for PD with 'buyer beware' skepticism. At the same time, we are …