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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: 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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  • Podcast: Pursuing a Tool to Visualize Alpha-Synuclein in the Brain

    Podcast: Pursuing a Tool to Visualize Alpha-Synuclein in the Brain

    Levels of alpha-synuclein in the brain—measured through imaging tools—could be a biomarker that would help researchers diagnose the disease better and test potential therapies…
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  • Podcast: Whatever Happened to Stem Cells?

    Podcast: Whatever Happened to Stem Cells?

    Contributing Editor Dave Iverson reports on the new technology that partnership will employ and the current state of stem cell research in Parkinson’s disease. He speaks
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  • Podcast: Prescribing Exercise to Treat Parkinson’s

    Podcast: Prescribing Exercise to Treat Parkinson’s

    While much research into Parkinson’s disease (PD) focuses on improving dopamine supply, there is an emerging scientific understanding that Parkinson’s goes well beyond the dopamine system.
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  • Podcast: Quicker Progress in Genetics

    Podcast: Quicker Progress in Genetics

    The evolution of our understanding of genetics’ role in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and how that understanding will translate into drug discovery is the topic of a new podcast and upcoming Webinar.
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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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