British Crew Rowing the Distance to Improve Understanding of Parkinson’s Disease
A four-man crew from Britain is hoping to increase understanding of Parkinson’s disease by rowing across the Indian Ocean in an…
Articles by Ana de Barros, PhD
Parkinson’s Foundation Recruits 5 New Members to Its Advisory Council
The People with Parkinson’s Advisory Council of the Parkinson’s Foundation has five new members. The council is made of people…
Bastyr University Researcher Will Lead Summer School Program for Parkinson’s Patients
Laurie Mischley, PhD, a researcher at the private, non-profit Bastyr University, is launching the first-ever summer school program for…
Smartphone App Designed to Help Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease
European experts have developed a set of technology-based solutions for the early detection of Parkinson’s disease and improvement of patients’ quality of…
Alkahest Awarded Grant to Support Development of ALK4290 for Parkinson’s
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) recently awarded Alkahest a grant to support the development…
MJFF Partners with Verily to Use Data Collection Watch in PPMI Study to Advance Parkinson’s Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) and Verily Life Sciences are collaborating to collect data on…
Companies Join Forces to Help Improve Clinical Trials for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Worldwide Clinical Trials and Datavant have teamed up to improve research and clinical trial design for neurodegenerative diseases…
e-Therapeutics, C4X Discovery Collaborate to Find New Strategies for Treating Parkinson’s
e-Therapeutics recently entered a collaboration agreement with C4X Discovery to identify new intervention strategies for the treatment of …
Foundations Announce Latest Centers for Training Parkinson’s Specialists
The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) and the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation recently awarded five new medical…
Socks with Sensors Being Tested to Detect Early Signs of Walking Disorders, Parkinson’s
Special socks using a wearable fitness-tracking technology are being investigated in a pilot study to see if they can detect early signs of…