The Foundation supports research across basic, translational and clinical science to speed breakthroughs that can lead to the creation of new treatments and a better quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease.
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Previously funded studies appear chronologically, with the most recent appearing first.
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Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2014Electromyography Signals as Biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease
Objective/Rationale:
A simple, painless and reliable method to detect Parkinson’s disease at an early stage is very important to patients, doctors and researchers. Doctors want to help patients early... -
Research Grant, 2014Clinical and Neuroimaging Predictors of Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease
Objective/Rationale:
Parkinson’s disease (PD) dementia is often preceded by a phase of mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI), for which diagnostic criteria have been recently proposed. However, there... -
Access to Data and Biospecimens, 2014CRP40 Expression as a Biomarker of Parkinson’s Disease
Objective/Rationale:
Alterations in HSPA9 gene expression has been described in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Ongoing studies suggest the expression of CRP40, a gene product of HSPA9, in the... -
Research Grant, 2014CD163+ Macrophages as Tools for Neuroinflammatory Modulation in Parkinson’s Disease Supplement
Promising Outcomes of Original Grant:
Our fundamental hypothesis was that modulation of blood CD163+ macrophages using nanoparticles loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs could protect neurons in the... -
Linked Efforts to Accelerate Parkinson’s Solutions, 2014Alpha-Synuclein Assay Standardization LEAPS
Study Rationale:
The presence of alpha-synuclein protein in biofluids such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid and saliva has been reported by multiple scientists using a variety of analytical techniques... -
Target Validation, 2014Alpha-Galactosidase A as a Therapeutic Target for Parkinson’s Disease
Objective/Rationale:
Alpha Galactosidase A (alpha-Gal A) is an enzyme that recycles lipids in cells. Our preliminary data demonstrates alpha-Gal A deficiency in brains of Parkinson’s...
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