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Read the latest developments, reporting and analysis from the world of Parkinson's research, including progress made in studies, tools and collaborations funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation.


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    Pioneering Partnership with MJFF Drives New Parkinson's Treatment Toward Pharmacy Shelves

    With MJFF funding, Jeff Conn, PhD, at Vanderbilt University has accelerated a promising new PD treatment toward the clinic. Instead of targeting the dopamine system, his approach focuses on the…
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    Complete Your Fox Trial Finder Profile to Help Speed the Cure

    As a Fox Trial Finder volunteer, the more information you complete in your profile, the better your potential trial matches will be!
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    MJFF Awardee Dr. James Greene Publishes on Gastrointestinal Problems in PD

    MJFF continues to work to address research focused on the unmet needs of people living Parkinson’s disease (PD) today. 
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    New Study Protocol incorporating following subjects with SWEDD now posted

    An updated protocol has been posted to the PPMI site. This is the 3rd amendment to the protocol and incorporates a third cohort into the PPMI study.
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    Clinical Data and Biospecimens available for over 200 subjects

    We are pleased to announce that PPMI has now enrolled over 200 subjects.
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    Panel: Teva's Azilect Data Close, but No Cigar for Parkinson's Delay Claim

    While Teva was praised by members of a US FDA advisory panel and regulators on 17 October for conducting a complex clinical trial aimed at demonstrating that its Parkinson's disease drug Azilect…
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