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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Research Grant, 2013Characterization of MJFF Alpha-Synuclein Filament-specific Antibodies
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The protein alpha-synuclein aggregates abnormally in brain tissue affected by Parkinson’s disease. The present project is a follow up on a project that generated a... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2013Effect of the Stimulation Frequency of STN DBS on Swallowing Function in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
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The stimulation frequency in subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) has been found to affect the axial symptoms of freezing of gait (FOG) and speech in... -
Research Grant, 2013Parkinson's Disease Biomarker Search in Cerebrospinal Fluid by Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry
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This effort aims to use mass spectrometry analysis to detect and identify molecules present in a biological sample in its natural state (no dilution or extraction or other... -
RRIA (Rapid Response Innovation Awards), 2013Physiological Mechanism Underlying Alpha Synuclein-driven Oxidant Stress
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The formation of alpha-synuclein inclusions is the cardinal pathology of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Their appearance is accompanied by free radical (unstable atoms or... -
RRIA (Rapid Response Innovation Awards), 2013Dietary Lectins and Parkinson’s Disease
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Recently it has been suggested that ingested environmental toxins may trigger a series of events, starting in the gastrointestinal tract, that eventually result in... -
Rapid Response Innovation Awards, 2013Regulation of Tau Protein by MicroRNA
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We propose studies to address the overall hypothesis that small ribonucleic acids (RNAs) – molecules that code and regulate genes –contribute to the type of tau protein...
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