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The Parkinson's Precision Medicine Initiative is our landmark study launched in 2010 to deepen knowledge of Parkinson's and to better understand its onset and progression to speed the development of new treatments. Learn the latest news from the study here.

  • Two Heroes, Thousands of Miles Apart, Step Up for PPMI

    Two Heroes, Thousands of Miles Apart, Step Up for PPMI

    This guest post comes to us from Foundation friend, Karen Jaffe, MD. Karen is an OB/GYN in Cleveland, Ohio, and a member of MJFF's Patient Council. She and her husband are both Team Fox members.
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  • A Personal Investment in PPMI

    A Personal Investment in PPMI

    The road to diagnosis for Denise Dvorak was a long one. But once she finally found out that the symptoms she was experiencing were Parkinson's disease, she set out to learn more about her…
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  • Parkinson's Biomarkers Study Participants Share Their Experience

    Parkinson's Biomarkers Study Participants Share Their Experience

    Sunday Night Australia taped exclusive interviews with friends of the Foundation last month, including PPMI control participant Marc Jaffe, his wife Karen and Dr. Ken Marek.
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  • Jon Surine: 'I Don't Want to Be Defined by Parkinson's, I Want to Help Define It'

    Jon Surine: 'I Don't Want to Be Defined by Parkinson's, I Want to Help Define It'

    In the Spring 2012 issue of 'Accelerating the Cure,' we hear directly from PPMI participant Jon Surine.
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    Partner Scientist Runs Marathon for Parkinson's

    Chris Coffey, PhD, director of the Clinical Trials Statistical and Data Management Center at the University of Iowa ran the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
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  • Bob Harmon and Family: Turning a Parkinson's Diagnosis into Action

    Bob Harmon and Family: Turning a Parkinson's Diagnosis into Action

    The news of a Parkinson’s diagnosis can be very alarming. Team Fox member and mentor Bob Harmon recalls March 3, 2006 as the “day the earth stood still.”
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    New Blood Test That Could Diagnose Parkinson's Is Being Studied

    WebMD is reporting on a potential blood test (a.k.a. biomarker) for Parkinson's disease that's resulted from a project funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
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