AC Immune Obtaining More Fox Foundation Funding to Continue Developing PET Tracers for Diagnosing Parkinson’s

AC Immune is receiving additional funding from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to continue developing positron emission tomography (PET) tracers for alpha-synuclein, a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease. The idea behind the project is to use alpha-synuclein as a biomarker of Parkinson’s. The PET tracers will help…

Sketching Out the Signs and Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

In this very informative animated video, Armando Hasudungan uses simple sketches to explain Parkinson’s disease. The neuro-degenerative condition affects approximately 0.3 percent of the population (around 7.5 million people worldwide). Find out more about how the medication used for treating Parkinson’s disease works. Armando takes us through some…

Illustrating Parkinson’s Disease: Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIEUEV9wlyI In this easy to understand Osmosis video, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is explained through animation. The video focuses on five main factors: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and the pathology of Parkinson’s disease. Michael J. Fox Foundation grant aims for a way of treating dementia in Parkinson’s patients. Find out more here. …