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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Clinical Discovery Awards, 2005Dysfunction of the Blood-Brain Barrier: The Cause of Parkinson's Disease
The causes of Parkinson's disease are still unclear. Genetic vulnerability and exposure to environmental neurotoxins are assumed to be contributors to nerve cell loss (neurodegeneration) in certain...
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Clinical Discovery Awards, 2005Strength training patients with Parkinson’s Disease for Dysphagia
Patients with Parkinson's disease have difficulty swallowing, and this difficulty typically worsens as the disease progresses. When foreign material enters into the airway it is called aspiration and...
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Biomarkers, 2005Specificity & Sensitivity of Transcranial Ultrasound as Biomarker in Parkinson's Disease
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In recent years transcranial sonography (TCS) has become a widely used method to visualize the brain by applying an ultrasound probe to the temporal bone window of the intact... -
Biomarkers, 2005Longitudinal Assessment of Olfactory Dysfunction in Early PD
The impaired ability to smell (also known as olfaction) is increasingly recognized as a consistent feature of the symptomatology of Parkinson's disease (PD). Moreover, the appearance of olfactory...
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Biomarkers, 2005Development of Lewy Bodies MRI Imaging Agents for the Early Diagnosis of PD & Related Disorders
Parkinson's disease and related conditions are the most common movement disorders. Pathological studies reveal abundant protein deposits in the affected neurones, mainly formed by the protein alpha...
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Biomarkers, 2005Reduction of NURR1 mRNA in Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes as a Biomarker of PD
Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disease in adults, affecting over 1 million people in the United States. The neuropathology in the brain has been progressing long before the clinical...
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