PPMI News

The Parkinson's Progression Markers 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.

"Smart" Studies: Digital Health Tools Help Understand the Daily Parkinson's Experience

May 20, 2019

Researchers are exploring how to utilize smartphones and smartwatches, and Parkinson's is a good test case.

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PPMI Dispatch: Capturing the Parkinson's Experience Day to Day and Over Years

March 26, 2019

The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative is gathering and analyzing data on the experience of Parkinson's to better define and measure the disease.

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Could an Antioxidant Protect LRRK2 Carriers from Parkinson's?

March 11, 2019

A new study suggests urate may protect the genetic mutation that increases PD risk.

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PPMI Dispatch: The Study Enters a New Phase

December 19, 2018

The study completed enrollment and met the ambitious goal of enrolling 1,400 participants, including 600 with rare genetic mutations.

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Joins BRAIN Commons to Accelerate Brain Disease Research

November 5, 2018

MJFF joins BRAIN Commons, a data sharing platform for data analyzes in PD, to help fuel collaborative science.

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The Appendix and Parkinson's: 'It's a Piece to the Puzzle'

November 2, 2018

Rachel Dolhun, MD, vice president of medical communication at the Foundation comments on these findings.

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Parkinson's Research: PPMI Clinical Study

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