The Michael J. Fox Foundation provides information on brain health, Parkinson's disease and PD research opportunities. Explore the resources below to learn more!
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What is Parkinson’s disease?
PD is a brain disease that affects people both physically and mentally. It’s the second most common brain disease, behind Alzheimer’s disease, and affects about 1 in 100 people over 60 years old.
Some physical symptoms of PD are resting tremor, slowness of movement, issues with balance and gait or rigidity. Some other symptoms of PD include cognitive dysfunction, depression and anxiety, sleep disorders and problems with constipation and digestion.
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Better Brain Health Guide
Healthy aging brings changes like changes in hair, skin, hearing and in the brain. Normal changes in the brain, like memory lapses, are normal. But with growing older, there’s risk for brain diseases, like stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
There are many steps you can take to boost your brain health throughout life, including exercise, eating well, sleep and social connections.
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What is PD research and why is it important?
To make sure that all of the new information we learn about PD through research helps everyone, it’s important that people from all backgrounds, ages and histories also participate in research.
There are many ways you can get involved in PD research, whether you have PD, have a risk factor or as a healthy control.
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Join a Study
To explore other opportunities that are a fit for you, visit Fox Trial Finder.