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A new nationwide event series aims to empower people with Parkinson’s (PD) and their caregivers to manage the disease, learn about research participation, and plug into local resources. Called ... Read more

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019

Progressive ‘PD Summer School’ Gearing Up at Bastyr University

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A top progressive researcher at Bastyr University in Washington will lead a unique event — a five-day medical-educational retreat called PD Summer School — aimed at improving the lives ... Read more

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

At $52B Per Year, Economic Burden of Parkinson’s in U.S. Double Previous Estimates, Study Reports

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The annual economic burden of Parkinson’s disease on U.S. patients, families, and the federal government is nearly $52 billion, more than double the previous estimates, according to a comprehensive ... Read more

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019

MJFF Assists Nitrome Biosciences’ Pursuit of Parkinson’s Therapies

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has awarded Nitrome Biosciences a Target Advancement grant to further the company’s development of therapies targeting Parkinson’s disease. Specifically, the ... Read more

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019

Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s Rides the Rockies Again

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For 33 years, the Ride the Rockies cycling tour has lured thousands of cyclists and spectators globally to Colorado for 445 miles of strenuous biking that benefits area communities. This ... Read more

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019

New Virtual Reality Immersive Lab Embodies Parkinson’s, LBD Patients

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With the aim of transforming training and education for Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia (LBD) caregivers and healthcare professionals, Embodied Labs has created a new virtual reality immersive learning ... Read more

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019

‘Framing OFF Through Art’ Exhibit on View at World Parkinson Congress

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More than 1 in every 3 — some 40 percent — of Parkinson’s patients have “off periods,” the return of motor and non-motor symptoms as the effectiveness of a ... Read more

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019

Cleveland Clinic Researcher Gets $3M NIH Grant to Study Impact of Exercise on Parkinson’s Disease

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A Cleveland Clinic researcher is getting a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the long-term impact of high-intensity aerobic exercise on Parkinson’s disease ... Read more

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019

MJFF Awards Casma Therapeutics $370K for Innovative Therapies to Slow PD Progression

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has awarded Casma Therapeutics $370,000 to advance an innovative class of therapies aimed at slowing disease progression. The grant will ... Read more

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019

APDA Meets to Discuss Grants, Diversity in Parkinson’s Research, Support, and Care

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The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) recently hosted two groups of experts who assessed scientific projects vying for funding, and addressed diversity issues in Parkinson’s disease research and care. ... Read more

Posts by: Mary Chapman

Mary Chapman

MJFF Nationwide Event Series ‘Parkinson’s IQ + You’ Kicks Off This Fall

Progressive ‘PD Summer School’ Gearing Up at Bastyr University

At $52B Per Year, Economic Burden of Parkinson’s in U.S. Double Previous Estimates, Study Reports

MJFF Assists Nitrome Biosciences’ Pursuit of Parkinson’s Therapies

Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s Rides the Rockies Again

New Virtual Reality Immersive Lab Embodies Parkinson’s, LBD Patients

‘Framing OFF Through Art’ Exhibit on View at World Parkinson Congress

Cleveland Clinic Researcher Gets $3M NIH Grant to Study Impact of Exercise on Parkinson’s Disease

MJFF Awards Casma Therapeutics $370K for Innovative Therapies to Slow PD Progression

APDA Meets to Discuss Grants, Diversity in Parkinson’s Research, Support, and Care

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