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Read expert commentary, insights and general announcements on how the Foundation is paving the way for Parkinson's research.


  • Michael and Debi on screen at the STAT summit

    Michael J. Fox on Parkinson’s Science Momentum at 2023 STAT Summit: “We Don’t Want to Be Celebrated. We Want to Get Things Done.”

    This month, speaking virtually with STAT award-winning journalist Matthew Herper for the 2023 STAT Summit, a leading health tech and life sciences care conference, Michael J. Fox and Foundation co…

  • Three winners of the "Oscars of Science"

    “Oscars of Science” Honors Parkinson’s Scientists for Discovering Key Genetic Risk Factors

    Last week, The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2024 Breakthrough Prizes, honoring “the world’s most brilliant minds for impactful scientific discoveries.”

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    Congratulations, Michael J. Fox: 2023 Elevate Prize Catalyst Award Winner

    The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) congratulates founder Michael J. Fox as the recipient of the 2023 Elevate Prize Catalyst Award conferred by the Elevate Prize Foundation.

  • Taking Pride in Brain Health: Webinar Highlights Experience and Research Needs for LGBTQ+ People Living with Parkinson’s

    MJFF and SAGE, which provides advocacy and services for LGBTQ+ elders, collaborated on a webinar about how the LGBTQ+ community experiences Parkinson’s disease and highlighted the importance of…

  • Bill Brown at finish line

    Team Fox Becomes Official Charity Partner of the American Birkebeiner's 50th Anniversary

    After Bill Brown was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in 2015, the same disease his father lived with, he learned about Team Fox and decided to turn his goal of skiing all 20 Worldloppet races…

  • 5 Common Myths about Parkinson's Disease Caregiving

    Remembering the Late Dr. Jeanne Arnold’s Profound Generosity

    Delia De Sasia was Jeanne Arnold’s life partner of 32 years and primary caregiver for the last eight. When Jeanne passed, Delia continued to support Parkinson’s research in search of the cure that…

Michael J. Fox in blue sweater posing for the camera.

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