Mary Chapman, features writer —

The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is urging support for a landmark piece of U.S. legislation that would ban damaging pesticides, including the herbicide paraquat that has been linked to an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. Introduced by Sen. Tom Udall and Rep. Joe…

Note: This story was updated Aug. 17, 2020, to correct that the Upper Valley Programs for Parkinson’s is in New Hampshire, not Ohio. The Parkinson’s Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 million in community health grants to about 100 programs that will benefit Parkinson’s disease patients in 37 states.

Parkinson’s UK is asking patients and others in the community to take part in a survey about research participation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and possible adaptations for study environments. The goal is to help researchers make sure that face-to-face studies restart in ways that are safe,…

The Michael J. Fox Foundation has awarded a $750,000 grant to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists working to make that state’s Parkinson’s disease registry more efficient and of greater value to doctors, researchers and patients alike. Specifically, the 18-month grant will be used to redesign the…

SpeechVive recently raised more than $1.5 million to support efforts to increase accessibility for the wearable medical device that improves the speech clarity of Parkinson’s disease patients. Capital from the syndicated funding round was provided by Elevate Ventures, Foundry Investment Fund, Southwest Angel Network, Racine Medical Angels,…

The four winners of the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) and Sage Bionetworks Parkinson’s disease (PD) challenge to create new ways of using everyday technology to benchmark and predict disease progression remotely — including at home — have been announced. Called the Biomarker and Endpoint Assessment…

The Parkinson’s Foundation announced the three winners of this year’s Nurse Faculty Award, giving about $10,000 to each of these nurses to support projects that might better the lives of Parkinson’s patients in their communities. Each winner is a graduate of the organization’s 50-hour accredited Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty…

The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is offering a guide to help people newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s navigate the early days of their disease, and better prepare for the future. Called “If I Knew Then What I Know Now: The Michael J. Fox Foundation Patient Council’s Guide for People…

Erisyon, a biotechnology company specializing in the study of proteins, was awarded a grant by The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) to find and validate potential markers of Parkinson’s disease in its early stages. The grant, reported to be worth $189,000, will go toward deploying single-molecule protein sequencing to detect and…

Parkinson Canada is inviting patients to join the Canadian Open Parkinson Network (C-OPN) to help advance Parkinson’s disease care and research. The national research platform seeks to drive more efficient research, accelerate disease understanding, and uncover new treatments for the neurodegenerative disorder. The hope is to facilitate rapid…