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Read the latest developments, reporting and analysis from the world of Parkinson's research, including progress made in studies, tools and collaborations funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation.


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    What We Fund: $85.9M Toward Research on a Wearable Device, Novel Therapeutics, Biomarkers and Much More

    The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) announces 123 grants that total more than $85.9 million awarded in December 2023 and January 2024.

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    Episode 9: Examining the Proposed Biological Definition of Neuronal Alpha-Synuclein Disease and Staging System with Lana Chahine

    In this interview, we discuss the development of this biologic definition for Parkinson’s disease and the staging system with Dr. Lana Chanine, one of the lead authors of the recently published…

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    MJFF Launches Publication Database to Support Open Science, Accelerate Research

    The Michael J. Fox Foundation announces its launch of an open MJFF publication database to track Foundation-backed publications.

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    Episode 8: Managing Risk for Drug Discovery and Development in Parkinson's Disease with Kalpana Merchant

    In this episode, Dr. Kalpana Merchant draws from over two decades of pharmaceutical industry experience to share progress in drug discovery and development for Parkinson’s disease and other…

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    New Biological Definition and Proposed Staging System for PD: What it means for Researchers, Industry Professionals and Clinicians

    A global team of researchers published a paper in The Lancet Neurology in January 2024, conceptualizing a biologic definition as well as a research staging system for “Neuronal alpha-Synuclein…

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    The First Biological Staging System for Parkinson’s: A Research Accelerator for the Field

    Taking another major step into the new biological era of Parkinson’s disease (PD), an international team of patient, research and industry leaders has proposed the first iteration of a research…

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