Project in visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s awarded nearly $500K

A researcher at the University of Rhode Island has received nearly $500,000 in federal funding to investigate the neuronal changes underlying visual hallucinations — seeing something that is not real — in people with Parkinson’s disease. The funding, from the National Science Foundation, was granted to Yalda Shahriari, PhD,…

Project Aiming to Create Working Neurons Awarded $4M Grant

A team of researchers at Purdue University won a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to advance the development of a synthetic neuron platform to support future studies into brain health and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s. Diseases like Parkinson’s progressively damage and kill nerve cells,…

Researchers Receive $1 Million to Identify New Genes Involved in PD

A project to identify new genes involved in the development of Parkinson’s disease has received $1 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).  The grant will be shared between researchers at Penn State University and the University of California, San Francisco. Genome wide association studies…