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As it sometimes happens in rare-disease research, a prospective therapy for one disorder has potential to help another. So it is that, at Temple University, molecular pharmacologist Marlene Jacobson, PhD, ... Read more

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019

Top Parkinson’s Experts Join Inhibikase Therapeutics Scientific Advisory Board

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To further support its quest to advance a new therapy for Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, Inhibikase Therapeutics has added three leading researchers to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). ... Read more

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019

Scientist Lands $5M Grant to Study Link Between Pesticides, Smell and Parkinson’s

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted a Michigan State University scientist $5 million to study a possible link between pesticides, a diminished sense of smell, and early symptoms ... Read more

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

MJFF and Silverstein Foundation Jointly Award $3M Supporting Research into GBA Mutations

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Some 10 percent of Parkinson’s patients carry a mutation in the GBA gene, making it the most common genetic risk for this disease. With a goal of learning more ... Read more

February 25, 2019February 28, 2019

Exercise That’s Tailored and Routine Can Help Patients at All Disease Stages, Therapist Says

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Although exercise is beneficial for patients at all stages of Parkinson’s disease, a regular routine should be in place before movement issues become pronounced, an expert who led a ... Read more

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019

Iowa City is Next Stop for Parkinson’s Foundation’s Team Training Program

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The Parkinson’s Foundation is bringing Allied Team Training for Parkinson’s (ATTP), its signature professional education program, to Iowa City, Iowa, on March 27-30. The program is intended to help ... Read more

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019

Parkinson Voice Project to Host Lecture on Making the Most of Exercise Routines

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The Parkinson Voice Project (PVP) is hosting a complimentary educational lecture that will focus on optimizing exercise strategies for Parkinson’s disease patients and caregivers. The presentation “Packing Some ‘Punch’ Into ... Read more

January 31, 2019February 7, 2019

Parkinson Voice Project Going Global with Speech Therapy Grant Program

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This year, Parkinson Voice Project (PVP) is broadening its SPEAK OUT! & LOUD Crowd Grant Program to include support for international speech therapy clinics. The expanded grant program is intended ... Read more

January 21, 2019January 23, 2019

Onstryv Now Approved for Parkinson’s Patients in Canada

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Onstryv (safinamide) has been approved for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in Canada, where roughly 100,000 individuals live with the disorder. The announcement was made by Quebec-based Valeo Pharma and ... Read more

January 2, 2019January 8, 2019

Parkinson Voice Project to Host Lecture on Nutrition and Disease Management

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Parkinson Voice Project (PVP) is presenting a free educational lecture Jan. 12 in Richardson, Texas, for Parkinson’s disease patients and caregivers that will focus on nutritional health and disease ... Read more

Posts by: Mary Chapman

Mary Chapman

Grant Will Enable Pharmacologist to Expand Gaucher Disease Research to Parkinson’s

Top Parkinson’s Experts Join Inhibikase Therapeutics Scientific Advisory Board

Scientist Lands $5M Grant to Study Link Between Pesticides, Smell and Parkinson’s

MJFF and Silverstein Foundation Jointly Award $3M Supporting Research into GBA Mutations

Exercise That’s Tailored and Routine Can Help Patients at All Disease Stages, Therapist Says

Iowa City is Next Stop for Parkinson’s Foundation’s Team Training Program

Parkinson Voice Project to Host Lecture on Making the Most of Exercise Routines

Parkinson Voice Project Going Global with Speech Therapy Grant Program

Onstryv Now Approved for Parkinson’s Patients in Canada

Parkinson Voice Project to Host Lecture on Nutrition and Disease Management

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