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    The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches New Funding Opportunities for Parkinson's Research

    NEW YORK, NY-The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is today announcing the launch of three new funding programs focused on driving research toward transformative treatments and a cure for Parkinson's…
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    "Machine Learning Approach" to Smartphone Data Garners $10,000 First Prize in The Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson's Data Challenge

    NEWYORK, NY - Researchers from LIONsolver, Inc. have won first prize in The Michael J. Fox Foundation's $10,000 Parkinson's Data Challenge, a contest leveraging "the wisdom of the crowd" to benefit…
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    The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches New Arm of Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative Studying At-Risk Populations in Parkinson's Disease

    NEWYORK, NY- The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), a landmark biomarker clinical study, has completed enrollment of its initial 600-member cohort of Parkinson's patients and controls…
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    Sixteen International Parkinson's Disease Organizations Join Forces to Raise Global Awareness for Clinical Trial Participation

    Sixteen Parkinson's disease (PD) organizations from around the world have come together as Clinical Trial Recruitment Community Partners to urge people living with Parkinson's, care partners and…
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    The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Supports the Obama Administration's Brain Activity Map Initiative

    Today, President Obama announced the Brain Activity Map Initiative, starting with an investment of $100 million in 2014.  This broad effort to advance knowledge of the human brain could not only…
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    Addex Therapeutics Awarded $1 MM Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

    New York, NY and Geneva, Switzerland - Addex Therapeutics (SIX: ADXN), a leading company pioneering allosteric modulation-based drug discovery and development, and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for…
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    Michael J. Fox Foundation Surpasses $50-Million Brin Wojcicki Challenge

    The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announced that with the help of the Parkinson's community, it has completed and surpassed the $50-million Brin Wojcicki Challenge…
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