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Global Consortium Identifies Novel Parkinson’s Genetic Risk Factor in African Populations

August 24, 2023

Cross-cohort analysis found novel variant in GBA1 gene associated with higher risk of Parkinson’s in people of African ancestry Finding is from Nigerian and U.S. cohorts contributing to the Global…

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces Significant Breakthrough in Search for Parkinson's Biomarker

April 12, 2023

New paper in The Lancet Neurology confirms that a key Parkinson’s pathology can now be identified by examining spinal fluid from living patients Test validated in the gold-standard Parkinson’s…

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation Partners with Canadian Parkinson’s Community to Expand International Landmark Parkinson's Study

April 10, 2023

The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s landmark Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) study expands recruitment to Canada to help speed cures and disease prevention Canadians recently diagnosed…

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Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Announces Promising Results, Next Steps for “Ken Griffin Alpha-synuclein Imaging Competition”

March 28, 2023

Competition funded by Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin spurred a scientific race to develop an imaging tracer to visualize the key protein alpha-synuclein in the living brains of people with…

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Early Trial Results Give Hope for a New Potential Dyskinesia Treatment for People with Parkinson’s

March 20, 2023

Positive results suggest NLX-112 is safe and efficacious for people with Parkinson’s with levodopa-induced dyskinesias These challenging involuntary movements have been identified as a priority for…

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Study of Parkinson’s Disease Genetics in Black and African American Populations Expands with Two Additional Sites

February 27, 2023

Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease (BLAAC PD) study builds to six sites with the inclusion of Louisiana State University and University of Florida Collaborative…

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Honored as “Silver” and “Listener’s Choice” Winner in Inaugural Signal Awards for Its Limited Podcast Series: “Parkinson’s Science POV”

February 9, 2023

NEW YORK (February 9, 2023) — The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) announces its “Parkinson’s Science POV” limited series podcast is a “Silver” and “Listener’s Choice” winner…

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Press Releases

Global Consortium Identifies Novel Parkinson’s Genetic Risk Factor in African Populations

Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces Significant Breakthrough in Search for Parkinson's Biomarker

The Michael J. Fox Foundation Partners with Canadian Parkinson’s Community to Expand International Landmark Parkinson's Study

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Announces Promising Results, Next Steps for “Ken Griffin Alpha-synuclein Imaging Competition”

Early Trial Results Give Hope for a New Potential Dyskinesia Treatment for People with Parkinson’s

Study of Parkinson’s Disease Genetics in Black and African American Populations Expands with Two Additional Sites

Michael J. Fox Foundation Honored as “Silver” and “Listener’s Choice” Winner in Inaugural Signal Awards for Its Limited Podcast Series: “Parkinson’s Science POV”