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11/03/2003 Participants needed for Clinical Trials
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs volunteers in large national study to find treatments to stop the progression or worsening of Parkinson's disease.
10/30/2003 Study: Extra copies of gene may cause Parkinson's
Certain patients with Parkinson's disease carry extra copies of a gene that clogs their brains with excess proteins -- a finding that may lead to better treatments and perhaps a way to stop the deadly disease, scientists recently said.
09/10/2003 Sometimes the Labels Lie
Consumerlab.com tests various brands of vitamins and herbal supplements and finds some do not deliver what is promised on the labels (New York Times, September 9, 2003)
08/21/2003 Foundation Releases Statement on Gene Therapy as a Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
Response to news of Phase I gene therapy clinical trial currently underway at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center.
08/18/2003 Aspirin May Lower Parkinson's Risk
Study: anti-inflammatories appear to ward off the disease
06/25/2003 FDA Approves New Parkinson's Drug
The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Stalevo(R) for use in treating Parkinson's disease.
04/11/2003 NINDS Launches Two Large Clinical Trials for Parkinson's Disease
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has launched a trial for deep brain stimulation (DBS) and another to study the impact of two neuroprotective agents.
03/31/2003 Parkinson's Drug Shows Promise
A preliminary trial to test the safety of a drug in people with Parkinson's disease surprised scientists when all five patients showed measurable improvement.
02/10/2003 Scientists replace human stem cell genes
Scientists said on Sunday, February 9 they had, for the first time, genetically manipulated human stem cells -- a first step towards making the body's so-called master cells into a useful tool.
02/05/2003 Sen. Hatch sided with science on stem cells
Legislation sponsored by Hatch and four senators who support abortion rights - Arlen Specter (R., Pa.), Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.), Edward M. Kennedy (D., Mass.) and Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) - would ban cloning to create human beings, called "reproductive cloning," but would allow it for research, or "therapeutic cloning."
01/16/2003 Scientific Advisory Board Responds to Fetal Tissue Study Results
Our Scientific Advisory Board shares observations on the results of Dr. Warren Olanow's fetal tissue study and his recent report on the issue.
11/18/2002 Preliminary Study Shows High-Dose Coenzyme Q10 Slows Functional Decline in Parkinson's Disease Patients
A national clinical trial with 80 Parkinson's disease patients has shown that high dosages of a naturally occurring compound, coenzyme Q10, slowed by 44 percent the progressive deterioration in function that occurs in the disease. The greatest benefit was seen in everyday activities such as feeding, dressing, bathing and walking.
05/22/2002 Fox and Ali Speak Out for PD Research
Michael J. Fox and Foundation Board Member Lonnie Ali testified before a Senate subcommittee on the need to increase federal spending on PD research.
05/22/2002 Michael J. Fox's Testimony at Hearing on Parkinson's Disease Research
United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
05/22/2002 Michael J. Fox Testifies on Parkinson's Research
05/14/2002 PD ''Cluster'' Sparks Researchers' Interest
Four people who worked at a Canadian TV studio in the 1970s--including Michael J. Fox--have contracted Parkinson's. Researchers have begun to focus on whether this "cluster" may provide clues to PD's cause.
03/01/2002 ''Cluster'' Story Raises Questions About Cause of Parkinson's Disease
The Foundation releases a policy statement on the PD "Canadian Cluster"
08/09/2001 Bush Unveils Tentative Policy on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
The Foundation releases a policy statement in response to President Bush's new policy on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research
01/01/2000 Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Mental Decline
Eating a Mediterranean diet appears to lower risk for mental decline, and may help prevent Alzheimer’s in people with existing memory problems, new research suggests.
01/01/2000 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Study Targets Root of Parkinson’s Disease
University of Arkansas at Little Rock chemistry professor Jerry Darsey and doctoral student Sushma Thotakura are leading a one-year study examining Parkinson’s disease at its most fundamental level with a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
