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MJFF Heads to Neuroscience 2018 Conference
November 1, 2018
… this weekend in San Diego? Staff and funded investigators from The Michael J. Fox Foundation will be presenting posters and symposia throughout the conference. And you can visit us every day at Booth #4216 in the exhibit hall to …
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Brain Stimulation to Treat Freezing of Gait and Cognition
March 14, 2018
… The sudden inability to move while walking, or feeling like your feet are stuck … goes for cognitive (memory and thinking) problems: They may come on to varied degrees at any time in the course of PD, … people with Parkinson's. For 20 minutes on three separate visits, participants received stimulation in part of the …
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Cell Assays to Measure Peripheral Response to GCase Activators
… Lysosomal Therapeutics Inc. (LTI) is developing a drug to correct the biochemical deficit caused by this gene. The … drug candidates. Our goal is to determine which properties predict whether these cells respond to our candidate drugs. … of the Gaucher disease gene product. Anticipated Outcome: If successful, this project will uncover a …
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Potential of Novel Insulin Sensitizers to Treat Dyskinesia
… The goal of this project is to determine whether the mTOT insulin sensitizer, MSDC-0160, can both prevent (when given at the same time) or reverse (when given … (6-hydroxydopamine lesions of the median forebrain bundle combined with L-DOPA administration). To evaluate the …
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Scientists Aren’t the Only Ones with Questions
September 10, 2015
… session at one of the Foundation's many Parkinson's patient community events. Science begins by asking questions and … These general overviews are followed by an open forum, where the patients are encouraged to ask questions of their … this is critical information for the patients to have.” Visit the MJFF In Your Area page to learn of MJFF …
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Progress on the Path to a Cure
October 27, 2021
… On Saturday, October 23, 2021, The Michael J. Fox Foundation hosted a … their profound contributions to Parkinson’s research and commitment to mentoring the next generation of Parkinson’s … Officer of The Michael J. Fox Foundation [01:07:00]: Q&A where members of the audience ask questions of expert …