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Hear from scientists, doctors and people with Parkinson's on different aspects of life with the disease as well as research toward treatment breakthroughs. Listen through our site or subscribe in iTunes or through your smartphone podcast app.

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  • Podcast: What Do Other Movement Disorders and Parkinson's Have in Common?

    Podcast: What Do Other Movement Disorders and Parkinson's Have in Common?

    Biological commonalities between Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders could help researchers develop therapies that could apply across diagnostic barriers.
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  • Podcast: Parkinson’s Disease: What Else Goes Wrong?

    Podcast: Parkinson’s Disease: What Else Goes Wrong?

    Charles Adler, MD, PhD, talks to Dave Iverson about autonomic dysfunction symptoms and their place in research in our latest podcast.
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  • Podcast: The Long Road to Diagnosis

    Podcast: The Long Road to Diagnosis

    Dr. Kathleen Shannon of Rush University talks to Dave Iverson about the need for a definitive Parkinson's diagnostic test, what researchers are doing to develop one and how patients can help.
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  • Podcast: Inosine May Hold Potential for Parkinson’s Disease, but Patients Urged to Act with Caution

    Podcast: Inosine May Hold Potential for Parkinson’s Disease, but Patients Urged to Act with Caution

    The SURE-PD study published in JAMA Neurology reports that with medical supervision, it is possible to safely raise levels of the antioxidant urate by taking the urate precursor inosine.
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  • Podcast: Research Year in Review

    Podcast: Research Year in Review

    The Michael J. Fox Foundation Contributing Editor Dave Iverson speaks with Kalpana Merchant, PhD of Eli Lilly and Company about the latest in Parkinson's disease research.
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  • Podcast: Refining Deep Brain Stimulation

    Podcast: Refining Deep Brain Stimulation

    Researchers are improving on the existing DBS technology—an implanted electrode delivers electrical pulses to stimulate or block brain signals—and how we use it.
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The MJFF podcast series has been made possible through the leadership of members of ourParkinson's Disease Education Consortium in conjunction with The Albert B. Glickman Parkinson's Disease Education Program. These partners' support allows us to furnish high-quality educational content to the Parkinson's community while maintaining our commitment to allocate donor dollars to high-impact research. Editorial control of all Michael J. Fox Foundation-published content rests solely with the Foundation.

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