Jul 17, 2008 -
Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $2.4 Million for Validation of Nine Promising Therapeutic Targets for Parkinson's Disease
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research today announced approximately $2.4 million in total funding to nine research teams under its Target Validation initiative. This annual MJFF program provides intellectual and financial resources to help push potential PD drug targets forward toward clinical trials and ultimately the nearly five million Parkinson's patients worldwide.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
Only 44.4 Percent of Parkinson's Disease Patients Receive Drug Treatment Within One Year of Being Diagnosed
Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that only 44.4 percent of Parkinson's disease
patients receive drug treatment within one year of their initial diagnosis.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
Living with Parkinson's
THREE years ago, Sion Mills woman Celia Ferguson received the news we all dread. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. At the time of her diagnosis, Celia was working tirelessly for the betterment of the picturesque village and was a central figure in a range of projects and committees. And while many of us would have allowed the illness to take over our lives, the Director of Sion Mills Building Preservation Trust said no.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
Boxing gives Parkinson's patients a fighting spirit
Personal trainer Craig Marks wants to help his clients slam Parkinson's disease with a knockout blow -- literally.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
Clinic research study suggests biking may help treat Parkinson's Disease
A researcher at the Cleveland Clinic has discovered what appears to be strong evidence that tandem bike riding with a Parkinson’s patient can reduce the patient’s tremors. Dr. Jay Alberts first got the idea when he shared a tandem bike on a ride to raise awareness for the disease.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
Virus injection could offer long term relief for Parkinson's
Gene therapy could offer a new, long-lasting way to treat Parkinson's disease, research results announced Tuesday 15 July at FENS 2008 suggest. Dr Deniz Kirik of the University of Lund in Sweden has been using viruses to insert a new combination of genes into animals' brains, where they help produce the dopamine that is lacking in Parkinson's disease. The results suggest the treatment is very effective in animal models for several months, possibly years.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
Cognitive decline seen after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
Mild impairments in frontostriatal cognitive function can occur in patients who undergo bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease, according to a report in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry for July.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
ADAGIO Phase III Top Line Data to be Presented at 12th Congress of European Federation of Neurological Societies
TEVA today announced that results from the ADAGIO study will be presented at the 12th Congress of European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) on August 26, 2008 in Madrid, Spain. The ADAGIO delayed-start study was designed to demonstrate that AZILECT(R) can slow down the progression of Parkinson's disease. As previously announced, the 1mg dose met all three primary end points, as well as the secondary end point, all with statistical significance.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
Drugs calm Parkinson's but ignite odd actions
When Tammy Rothwell started taking a prescription drug called Mirapex for the symptoms of her Parkinson's disease, she thought she had finally found peace after 25 years.
But as Rothwell's muscle tremors faded under the medication, a new problem arose.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
Pedaling for Parkinson's
While much of the population will take today to relax after a long week at work in the comfort of their air conditioned homes, two Pendletonians will be trudging through a 206-mile bike ride to support a cause near and dear to their hearts.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
Colorado Cycling Legend Talks Family & Parkinson's
The Phinneys are Colorado's first family of cycling. Davis Phinney is an Olympic bronze medalist and winner of two individual stages of the Tour De France. His wife, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, won the gold in cycling in 1984. Now, son Taylor, who just turned 18, is heading to the Olympics in Beijing.
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Jul 17, 2008 -
Living with Parkinson’s
Seven years ago, Martha Mills' chin began shaking uncontrollably. Chewing gum was the only way to stop it.
As time passed, the tremors extended to her right hand, as her torso and limbs became rigid. Her movements became slow; her balance was impaired.
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Jul 10, 2008 -
The Mighty MitoCarta—Online Mitochondrial Atlas Leads to Cause of Inherited Disease
Mitochondria are busy organelles. They participate in so many cellular tasks that trouble can ensue when they stop working, including neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders, and organ failure, among other problems. Now, HHMI-supported scientists have created MitoCarta, an online atlas of more than 1,000 proteins that healthy mitochondria use to keep cells running smoothly—a tool that should help researchers understand what happens when things go wrong.
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Jul 10, 2008 -
Joint Country, British, American Medical Teams Make Foray in Research on Parkinson's Disease
The July edition of "The Lancet Neurology", one of the world's leading medical journal, has dedicated an article and the magazine's cover page to a joint Tunisian -British-American medical research on the genetic aspects of Parkinson's disease in Tunisia.
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Jul 10, 2008 -
New Hope for Parkinson's Patients
A new medication and an improved delivery system for an older drug appear to hold promise for taming the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
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