Mary Chapman, features writer —

A grant from the Parkinson Voice Project will be used to enhance the training and resources available to speech language pathologists and graduate students with the RiteCare Center for Communication Disorders at Georgia Southern University. Such awards, whose sum was not disclosed, are given annually by Parkinson Voice Project (PVP) through…

Two established Parkinson’s disease (PD) treatments — Gocovri (amantadine) and Osmolex ER (amantadine hydrochloride) — will move to Supernus’ Pharmaceuticals when it completes an agreement now in place for it to acquire Adamas Pharmaceutical. The $450 million agreement — $50 million of which is contingent upon certain…

The Parkinson Voice Project (PVP) is hosting its second annual Parkinson’s Virtual Choir Concert on Nov. 6, with more than 300 Parkinson’s disease patients from around the world and their family members and friends taking part. The online event, which can be viewed on the PVP website, will feature…

Enrollment of Parkinson’s patients has begun in a clinical trial seeking to determine whether high-intensity endurance treadmill exercise can slow progression in people with early-stage disease who have not begun taking Parkinson’s medications. Called a Study in Parkinson Disease of Exercise, or SPARX3 (NCT04284436), the Northwestern University-sponsored clinical trial…

Building upon previous efforts, Parkinson’s UK has opened a monthlong marketing campaign aiming for a better understanding of Parkinson’s disease — particularly among young adults — and of the daily challenges facing patients, caregivers, and family members. Specifically, the group wants to help people more deeply understand and care…

A Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) team is developing immersive virtual reality “games” to help those with movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease. Led by James S. Thomas, PhD, a physical therapy professor, the multidisciplinary science team at VCU’s Motor Control Lab in the College of Health Professions hope these…

Due in large part to a $15 million Norton Healthcare Foundation investment, the Norton Neuroscience Institute (NNI) has expanded to offer state-of-the-art technologies and enhanced amenities for people with Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases. The newly opened center at the Louisville, Kentucky-based nonprofit institute, which serves its regional community,…

A $20,000 Parkinson’s Foundation community grant will help to keep the American Dance Festival’s (ADF) Parkinson’s Movement Initiative (PMI) going for a fifth year. The program, founded by ADF in 2017 with NC Dance for Parkinson’s, and Poe Wellness Solutions, is free for Parkinson’s disease (PD)…

A Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) research fellow is leading a study into the role of social determinants in medical mistrust and the lack of clinical trial participation by people with diseases such as Parkinson’s who belong to racial, ethnic and social minority groups. Paris Adkins-Jackson’s study, titled “…

It’s been a long, evolutionary road for The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s (MJFF) annual Tour de Fox fundraiser, which kicks off virtually this year on Aug. 28. The worldwide cycling event invites riders of all ages and abilities to put on helmets, check bike tire pressure, and take…