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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Access to Data and Biospecimens, 2015BioFIND: Analysis of A-beta, Tau and P-tau in CSF Samples
Study Rationale: Mixed pathology is common in all neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s disease (PD). Three cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers, Ab1-42, t-tau and p-tau181, provide an...
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Access to Data and Biospecimens, 2015BioFIND: Analysis of A-beta, Tau and P-tau in CSF Samples
Study Rationale: Mixed pathology is common in all neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s disease (PD). Three cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers, Ab1-42, t-tau and p-tau181, provide an...
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Access to Data and Biospecimens, 2015New Tools for Direct Visualization of Individual Oligomers in Human Biofluids
Objective/Rationale: We have developed a completely new optical technique called SOAP imaging (single oligomers of amlyoidigenic proteins). This can be used to directly visualize the protein clumps...
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Access to Data and Biospecimens, 2015Immunogenetic Determinants of Disease Risk in Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
There is growing indication that the immune system plays a role in the development and progression of Parkinson’s disease with recent genome-wide association studies identifying...
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Improved Biomarkers and Clinical Outcome Measures, 2015Defining a PD-specific Breath Fingerprint of Underlying Inflammatory and Neurodegenerative Processes
Study Rationale:
Breath analysis has the potential to be a powerful non-invasive screening tool to help a clinician determine the need for additional more invasive tests, a tool...
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Therapeutic Pipeline Program, 2015RQ-00000010 for Gastroparesis and Constipation in Parkinson’s Disease
Study Rationale:
Constipation and gastroparesis (slow stomach emptying) are common non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). These symptoms cause troublesome gastrointestinal...
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