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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.


  • Nick Thalken, former Marine and physician in the Army National Guard who was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease at age 37.

    Military Service and Parkinson’s Disease: Risks, Resources and Research

    Learn about the links between Parkinson’s and military service, how you can help advocate for veterans living with the disease and how veterans with and without Parkinson’s can help speed a cure.
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  • PPMI Data Shows Brain Changes Linked to Parkinson's Progression

    Data from Landmark MJFF Study Shows Impact of Promising Parkinson’s Therapy

    PPMI data on expected disease progression in Parkinson’s contrasts slower change in treatment group. Learn more.
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  • Couple together

    Our Research Journey: “This is the in Sickness and in Health Part”

    Husband-and-wife duo show unwavering love and support by participating in our landmark study together.
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  • Hiking

    My Research Journey: Finding Information and Optimism

    Wanting for hope and direction after an RBD diagnosis, Cindy Roach found our PPMI study.
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  • PPMI AIM Conference 2024

    The Study that Keeps Changing Everything: Dispatch from the PPMI Annual Meeting

    The Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) acknowledged a year of significant milestones in Parkinson’s disease (PD) research at its annual meeting in early May.
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  • Bill Bucklew smiling

    An Open Letter from Someone With Smell Loss

    MJFF Patient Council member shares his experience with smell loss, which can be an early signal of Parkinson’s disease.
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