Posts by: Ana de Barros, PhD

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A four-man crew from Britain is hoping to increase understanding of Parkinson’s disease by rowing across the Indian Ocean in an attempt to break a world record. Robin Buttery, Barry Hayes, James Plumley, ... Read more

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018

Parkinson’s Foundation Recruits 5 New Members to Its Advisory Council

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The People with Parkinson’s Advisory Council of the Parkinson’s Foundation has five new members. The council is made of people living with Parkinson’s disease and their caregiver partners who contribute ... Read more

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018

Bastyr University Researcher Will Lead Summer School Program for Parkinson’s Patients

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Laurie Mischley, PhD, a researcher at the private, non-profit Bastyr University, is launching the first-ever summer school program for Parkinson’s disease patients. This August, Mischley will facilitate two medical-educational retreats ... Read more

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

Smartphone App Designed to Help Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease

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European experts have developed a set of technology-based solutions for the early detection of Parkinson’s disease and improvement of patients’ quality of life. Led by Greek researchers at the Aristotle University ... Read more

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Alkahest Awarded Grant to Support Development of ALK4290 for Parkinson’s

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) recently awarded Alkahest a grant to support the development of ALK4290 as a new therapy for Parkinson’s disease. The immune ... Read more

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018

MJFF Partners with Verily to Use Data Collection Watch in PPMI Study to Advance Parkinson’s Research

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) and Verily Life Sciences are collaborating to collect data on movement, physiological, and environmental measures in Parkinson’s patients for the MJFF-led Parkinson’s ... Read more

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018

Companies Join Forces to Help Improve Clinical Trials for Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Worldwide Clinical Trials and Datavant have teamed up to improve research and clinical trial design for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease. The collaboration will combine Worldwide’s expertise in neurodegenerative ... Read more

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

e-Therapeutics, C4X Discovery Collaborate to Find New Strategies for Treating Parkinson’s

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e-Therapeutics recently entered a collaboration agreement with C4X Discovery to identify new intervention strategies for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The collaboration is based on leveraging e-Therapeutics’ Network-Driven Drug Discovery ... Read more

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018

Foundations Announce Latest Centers for Training Parkinson’s Specialists

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) and the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation recently awarded five new medical centers with funding to train clinician-researchers working with Parkinson’s disease and ... Read more

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018

Socks with Sensors Being Tested to Detect Early Signs of Walking Disorders, Parkinson’s

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Special socks using a wearable fitness-tracking technology are being investigated in a pilot study to see if they can detect early signs of movement or walking disorders, like Parkinson’s disease. Inspired by ... Read more

Posts by: Ana de Barros, PhD

Ana de Barros, PhD

British Crew Rowing the Distance to Improve Understanding of Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Foundation Recruits 5 New Members to Its Advisory Council

Bastyr University Researcher Will Lead Summer School Program for Parkinson’s Patients

Smartphone App Designed to Help Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease

MJFF Partners with Verily to Use Data Collection Watch in PPMI Study to Advance Parkinson’s Research

Companies Join Forces to Help Improve Clinical Trials for Neurodegenerative Diseases

e-Therapeutics, C4X Discovery Collaborate to Find New Strategies for Treating Parkinson’s

Foundations Announce Latest Centers for Training Parkinson’s Specialists

Socks with Sensors Being Tested to Detect Early Signs of Walking Disorders, Parkinson’s

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