Parkinson’s Foundation Annual New York Fundraiser Set for May 7
The non-profit Parkinson’s Foundation will host its annual fundraiser, the New York Gala, on May 7, with a…
Articles by Mary Chapman
Acadia Supports Events to Mark Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month in U.S.
Acadia Pharmaceuticals is marking Parkinson’s Awareness Month by supporting a host of events and activities in April throughout…
Five Academic Centers Selected to Train Next Class of The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship
In partnership with the Edmond J. Safra Foundation, The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson’s Research has…
Young-onset Patients, Like This 34-Year-Old Mom, Focus of Parkinson’s Foundation and Awareness Month
Christina Korines was 22 — a recent college graduate and a newly minted Spanish teacher — when she noticed a…
ConnectedLife, Ocean Protocol Team to Safely Share Patients’ Motor Symptom Data with Scientists and Doctors
With the goal of advancing Parkinson’s disease (PD) diagnosis and therapy by securely and safely sharing patient-produced data, the healthcare…
Grant Will Enable Pharmacologist to Expand Gaucher Disease Research to Parkinson’s
As it sometimes happens in rare-disease research, a prospective therapy for one disorder has potential to help another. So it…
Top Parkinson’s Experts Join Inhibikase Therapeutics Scientific Advisory Board
To further support its quest to advance a new therapy for Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, Inhibikase Therapeutics has…
Scientist Lands $5M Grant to Study Link Between Pesticides, Smell and Parkinson’s
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted a Michigan State University scientist $5 million to study a possible…
MJFF and Silverstein Foundation Jointly Award $3M Supporting Research into GBA Mutations
Some 10 percent of Parkinson’s patients carry a mutation in the GBA gene, making it the most common genetic…
Exercise That’s Tailored and Routine Can Help Patients at All Disease Stages, Therapist Says
Although exercise is beneficial for patients at all stages of Parkinson’s disease, a regular routine should be in place…