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6:47 PM Feb 1st
• Parkinson's Institute News: Parkinson's Unity Walk - NYC Walk for PD in Central Park, April 24th 2009 Symposium Videos Watch all the main hall presentations online now PBS Frontline A Report on Parkinson's Disease My Father, My Brother, and Me 2010 Holiday Schedule Make a note of the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center … full story
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11:35 PM Jan 2nd
• Researchers Identify Gene Mutations Underlying Risk for Most Common Form of Parkinsons Disease Friday, Nov 20, 2009 Two genes containing mutations known to cause rare familial forms of parkinsonism are also associated with the more common, sporadic form of the … full story
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12:42 AM Nov 4th
• Parkinson's News - WebMD: News Related to Parkinson's Disease Gamma Knife Relieves Uncontrollable Tremors Nov. 3, 2009 (Chicago) -- A high-tech procedure that delivers radiation deep within the brain relieved uncontrollable shaking and tremors in more than 80% of patients in whom it was tested. The procedure uses a gamma knife to target brain … full story
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3:00 PM Aug 10th
• Parkinson's Institute Funding News: State University Stem Cell Internships
Parkinsons Institute partners with San Jose State University to prepare students for translational stem cell research 2009 Holiday Schedule Make a note of the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center Holiday Schedule. … full story
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9:08 AM Jul 31st
• Davis Phinney Foundtation Events: 08.01.2009 • Colorado Copper Triangle • Cycling Event • Copper Mountain, CO • Turn your Colorado Cyclist Copper Triangle ride into a pledge ride to raise money for the Davis Phinney Foundation! • • Create your own Web page with personal photos and send the link to friends and family to help gather pledge donations … full story
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9:02 AM Jul 31st
• Agent Orange, a defoliant used during the Vietnam War, has been linked to two other health conditions according to research by an expert panelrnrnRead more: http://hometestingblog.testcountry.com/?p=3111#ixzz0MqUONUR6rn … full story
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9:00 AM Jul 31st
• Dysarthria is a common manifestation in patients with idiopathic Parkinsons disease … full story
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8:58 AM Jul 31st
• Upcoming Events at Parkinson's Institute: The Parkinson's Institute is the proud beneficiary of proceeds raised at a number of special events hosted throughout the country every year by our dedicated supporters and friends. The money raised at these events is a significant portion of our budget. • The Institute also sponsors several informational events, from our … full story
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8:56 AM Jul 31st
• American cycling legend Davis Phinney will join a capacity field of 3,000 riders in the fourth riding of the Colorado Cyclist Copper Triangle on Saturday … full story
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11:18 AM Jul 13th
• Viartis Parkinson's News: 12th July 2009 - New research • SCOLIOSIS IS PREVALENT IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE • Journal of Clinical Neurology [2009] 5 (2) : 91-94 (Baik JS, Kim JY, Park JH, Han SW, Park JH, Lee MS.) Complete abstract • Scoliosis has been found to be far more common in people with Parkinson's Disease. Scoliosis is an often … full story
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9:57 PM Jun 25th
• Brain Foods Feed your head. Pill Identifier Check your medications. Depressed? Check your symptoms. Parkinson's Disease Overview Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include muscle rigidity, tremors, and changes in speech and gait. Parkinsons causes are unknown but genetics, aging, and toxins … full story
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6:28 PM Jun 25th
• MJFF - Foundation News: MJFF's Rapid Response Innovation Awards Hit Mid-2009 with Over $1 Million Funded in High-risk/High-reward Approaches to Parkinson's Disease • As of mid-2009, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research has already funded over $1 million in high-risk, high-reward approaches to Parkinsons therapeutic development through its groundbreaking Rapid Response Innovation Awards. • MJFF Announces … full story
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6:23 PM Jun 25th
• Parkinson's News _MJFF: Protecting Your Job While Coping With a Chronic Illness • • Dance for Parkinsons Disease Comes to the Bay Area • • Nintendo Wii May Enhance Parkinson's Treatment • • From Paris: Read Live Reports from the Movement Disorders Society 13th International Congress • • MDS: Donepezil Treatment Reduces the Risk of Falls in Patients With Parkinson's Disease … full story
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1:51 PM Jun 25th
• Research News - Parkinson's Institute: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine • Parkinson's Institute receives funding for research of pluripotent stem cells for Parkinson's disease. • Parkinson's Study • 23andMe, Inc. announced it has launched a Parkinsons disease initiative in collaboration with the Parkinsons Institute and Clinical Center and The Michael J. Fox Foundation … full story
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5:25 PM Jun 19th
• Overall, our findings support the concept that incidental Lewy body disease most likely represents preclinical or presymptomatic Parkinson disease, Parkinson disease with dementia, or dementia with Lewy bodies.rn … full story
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7:43 PM Jun 17th
• A unique and innovative telemedicine project is providing distant nursing home patients with Parkinsons disease access to neurologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) … full story
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11:24 AM Jun 15th
• There is life after a diagnosis. rnWeaver, a 57-year-old Freeland woman who has Parkinson's disease, says she is blessed with a positive outlook and a great support system in the face of her condition. … full story
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12:55 PM Jun 12th
• It has been known for some time that exercise helps ease the symptoms and may even slow the progression of the disease, but it has only recently been suggested that dance might be the most effective form of exercise for the Parkinsons patient … full story
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12:51 PM Jun 12th
• Parkinsons disease is a degenerative disease that impairs motor skills. Wii, the popular computer game console, which simulates various sports and activities, could improve coordination, reflexes and other movement-related skillsrn … full story
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12:48 PM Jun 12th
• scientists have successfully created a mouse model of Parkinson's disease that has the same impairments of movement and degenerative brain changes as the human disease … full story
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11:26 AM Jun 8th
• French farmers are more prone to Parkinson's disease … full story
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10:29 AM May 18th
• introduction of a new blood test for Parkinson's Disease … full story
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10:36 AM Apr 21st
• Impax Pharmaceuticals, the brand products division of Impax Laboratories, Inc. (IPXL:impax laboratories inc comrnNews , chart , profile , more rn Last: 5.43-0.07-1.27%rnrn11:26am 04/21/2009rnrnDelayed quote dataAdd to portfolio rnAnalyst rnCreate alert Insider rnDiscuss rnFinancials rnSponsored by:rnIPXL 5.43, -0.07, -1.3%) today announced it has commenced a Phase III trial of IPX066 in Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients based on encouraging interim data collected from the Phase II study in PD patients. … full story
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10:32 AM Apr 21st
• Omega three fatty acids protect brain cells by preventing the misfolding of a protein from a gene mutation in Parkinson's disease, U.S. researchers said. … full story
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10:29 AM Apr 21st
• researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles released a study they say is strong evidence that some Parkinsons cases are caused by exposure to toxic pesticides. Meanwhile, another team of university researchers announced that they have found omega three fatty acids appear to shield brain cells from a malformed protein caused by a gene mutation in Parkinsons disease. … full story
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11:27 AM Mar 27th
• The Oprah Show will focus on dystonia and Parkinson's disease during her March 31 show … full story
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12:47 PM Mar 24th
• Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Bob Filner reintroduced a bill that would grant service connection for Parkinsons disease for Vietnam veterans. H.R. 1428 would establish a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsons disease due to exposure to Agent Orange for Vietnam veterans afflicted with this degenerative and incurable condition. … full story
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12:45 PM Mar 24th
• Research conducted by Nobel laureate Paul Greengard, Medical Director of The Michael Stern Parkinson's Research Center at The Rockefeller University, Dr. Jennifer L. Warner-Schmidt in New York and colleagues in Sweden, demonstrated in the Journal of Neuroscience that the brain protein called p11 could lead pharmaceutical companies to develop anti-depression drugs that begin working within hours or days rather than the weeks or even months required by current drugs. … full story
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12:25 PM Mar 17th
• Memantine is well tolerated and shows significant benefit for patients with Parkinson's disease with dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), in a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.rn … full story
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12:21 PM Mar 17th
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers demonstrate the "alpha-synuclein dance" - the switching back and forth of the protein between a bent helix and an extended helix as the surface that it is binding to changes. rn … full story
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1:57 PM Mar 16th
• In My Father, My Brother, and Me, Iverson sets off on a personal journey to understand the disease that has taken such a toll on his family. Along the way, he meets some remarkable people -- a leading Parkinson's researcher whose encounter with "frozen" heroin addicts led to a major breakthrough; a Parkinson's sufferer given a new lease on life by an experimental brain surgery; and a geneticist who helped identify some of the gene mutations responsible for Parkinson's and who is now working on drugs to fix them.rnrn … full story
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12:24 PM Mar 16th
• MJF Foundation: Michael J. Fox Foundation Joins Effort to Recruit 10,000 People with Parkinson's Disease to New Web-based PD Research Community • Limited-time special offer will make 23andMe personal genetics service available to people with PD for $25 instead of standard $399 • Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits Up To $5 Million for Pre-clinical Drug Development under Industry-exclusive Therapeutics Development Initiative • The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research seeks applications from industry researchers under its $5-million … full story
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12:21 PM Mar 16th
• PD Foundation News: News and EventsWelcome to the PDF News and Events section, where you can find the most up-to-date news in Parkinson's. Whether you are searching for breaking scientific news, current activities in the Parkinson's community or information about PDF's current activities - you can find it here. • Science News • Mar 12 2009 • Parkinson's Treatment Drugs Even Out Over Long Term • Mar 09 2009 • PDF Statement on President Obama's Stem Cell Policy Reversal • Mar 09 2009 • People with Parkinsons … full story
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12:18 PM Mar 16th
• Davis Phinney : The Davis Phinney Foundation has a single mission. It is to improve the lives of people living with Parkinson's disease. We fund innovative research that will make lives better today while working to prevent and cure this crippling disease tomorrow. Read more about us. The Victory Summit, a national series of symposia, has been created to encourage discussion of innovative and progressive research as it relates to the benefits of … full story
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12:09 PM Mar 16th
• PD Science Seminars: January • • Tuesday 27th Marius Wernig MD, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University - Stem cell transplants in parkinsonian animal models • Thursday 29th Amy Manning-Bog PhD, The Parkinsons Institute - Novel mechanisms of vulnerability in animal models of Parkinson's disease • • February • Tuesday 3rdDino Di Monte MD, The Parkinsons Institute - undefined-Synuclein pathology in animal models of Parkinson's disease • Wednesday 18th • Neng Huang MD, The Parkinsons Institute - Deep brain … full story
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12:02 PM Mar 16th
• Parkinson's News: Displaying 1 through 8 of 11 Next Page >> • • Genetics Research Project Launched • Friday, March 13, 2009 • 23andMe, Inc., an industry leader in personal genetics, announced today that it has launched a Parkinsons disease initiative in collaboration with the Parkinsons Institute and Clinical Center (PI) and The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF). Press Release • • Dr.J. William Langston Awarded 2008 Donald Calne Lectureship • Friday, January 9, 2009 • The Parkinsons Institute and Clinical … full story
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11:39 AM Mar 16th
• Sergey Brin and Davis Phinney featured speakers at the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center Victory Symposium in San Jose, CA. Sergey Brin and 23 and Me announce major genetics study for Parkinson's research. … full story
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10:47 AM Mar 4th
• The findings, which will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st annual meeting in Seattle in April, suggest that longer exposure to the body's own hormones may help protect brain cells affected by Parkinson's disease … full story
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1:47 PM Feb 20th
• The Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) has awarded $300,000 in emergency bridge funding to four leading Parkinson's disease scientists. The grants will sustain promising investigations that were recently put into jeopardy by the sudden collapse of their primary private funder, The Picower Foundation.rn … full story
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1:45 PM Feb 20th
• University of Iowa investigating whether coenzyme Q10 -- a vitamin-like substance made by the body -- can slow disease progression.rn … full story
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1:41 PM Feb 20th
• DBS potential long-term complications can involve ethical choices and challenges for the patient, the surrogate, and treating clinicians … full story
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10:16 AM Feb 18th
• Vaccine to target alpha-synuclein proteins associatated with Parkinson's Disease. … full story
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9:54 AM Feb 18th
• Deep Brain Stimulus news segment KDKA Pittsburg. … full story
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11:31 AM Feb 2nd
• Parkinson's Newletter : Mayo Clinic Develops Potential New Therapy To Stop The Progression Of Parkinsons Disease • Filed under Articles, Clinical Trial, Drugs, News November 19th, 2008Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.org) researchers have developed a method to reduce the production of alpha-synuclein in the brain. Alpha-synuclein is a protein that is believed to be central to the cause of Parkinsons disease (http://www.mayoclinic.org/parkinsons- disease). All patients with Parkinsons disease have abnormal accumulations of alpha- synuclein protein in … full story
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7:21 PM Dec 18th
• Gift giving with extra meaning … full story
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7:19 PM Dec 16th
• Clinical trials on the effective use of Yoga in improving quality of life for PD patients. … full story
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7:16 PM Dec 16th
• An hourlong documentary, which will air on PBS's celebrated "Frontline" series, is titled "My Father, My Brother and Me," and it traces the Iverson family's battle with Parkinson's Disease. … full story
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4:45 PM Oct 7th
• PDF upcoming events : Upcoming Events • Saturday, October 11, 2008 • Join PDF for an educational symposium addressing "Surgical Advances in Parkinson's Disease." • Not in your neighborhood? No problem! Watch live on the web for free! • Learn more about 'Surgical Advances in Parkinson's Disease' … full story
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11:43 AM Oct 6th
• Phill Hill celebrated Formulea I driver and supporter of Parkinson's Disease research and treatment. … full story
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11:06 AM Sep 9th
• Parkinson's Institute Research: 23andMe, PI and Fox Foundation announce initiative to advance PD research KCBS ALL NEWS 740 AM Click for the Special KCBS Promotion … full story
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10:54 AM Sep 9th
• Parkinson's Institute Events:: The Parkinson's Institute is the proud beneficiary of proceeds raised at a number of special events hosted throughout the country every year by our dedicated supporters and friends. The money raised at these events is a significant portion of our budget. The Institute also sponsors several informational events, from our very large and very popular Patient/Caregiver Symposium in San Jose (usually in March), to the smaller, but local mini-symposia. Additionally, The Parkinson's Institute holds regular Scientific Seminars open to the public. We encourage you to participate in any or all of the following -- September 18 - 19, 2008 LSVT LOUD two day Workshop and Certification >> The LSVT® LOUD Training and Certification Workshop is a two-day program designed to train speech-language pathologists a voice/speech treatment technique for adults and children with motor speech disorders, with a specialty in Parkinson (more >) September 18 - 19, 2008 LSVT LOUD two day Workshop and Certification >> The LSVT® LOUD Training and Certification Workshop is a two-day program designed to train speech-language pathologists a voice/speech treatment technique for adults and children with motor speech disorders, with a specialty in Parkinson (more >) September 26, 2008 An Evening with Racing Legends >> At … full story
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10:53 AM Sep 9th
• [ See All ] The latest on PD, as reported by major news outlets. 09/08/2008 Pain Shows Up as Parkinson's Sets In Study Shows Pain Is Felt at Onset of Parkinson's Disease 08/18/2008 Potential Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Treatment Found In Century-old Drug A century-old drug, methylene blue, has been found to slow cellular aging and enhances mitochondrial function, potentially allowing those with Alzheimer's or Parkinson's to live longer, healthier lives. 08/15/2008 Preventing Protein Clumping Characteristic Of Parkinson's Disease With Baker's Yeast By introducing the yeast protein Hsp104 into animal models of Parkinson's disease, researchers prevented protein clumping that leads to nerve … full story
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10:45 AM Sep 9th
• Parkinson's Institute Clinic News: LSVT LOUD Training and Certification Workshop Thursday September 18th - Friday 19th Volunteer for LOUD Training … full story
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10:43 AM Sep 9th
• Parkinson's Institute Events: Remembering Phil Hill 1927 - 2008 America's First Formula 1 champion Join us - Danville D'Elegance Sunday, September 28 … full story
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10:28 AM Sep 9th
• Parkinson's Institute News:: Parkinson's Institute Researcher to present at NPF 6th Annual Young-Onset Parkinson Network Conference Thursday, June 26, 2008 Dr. Sam Goldman of the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center presents Epidemiology Meets the Internet: Building a New Approach for PD Clinical Research DATE: Saturday, August 9 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, GA. Genetics firm to build online health database Thursday, May 15, 2008 The private Mountain View company, which offers customers a personal scan of their DNA for $999, formed its first research alliance with the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center in Sunnyvale. Parkinson's Institute known far and wide, except here. Friday, January 25, 2008 A longtime resident of the Bay Area with Parkinson's disease returned to her native Korea to consult a specialist. On discovering where she lives, the doctor asks why she's traveled across the ocean when she's only three miles away from one of the best and largest Parkinson's centers in the world. To read the full article click here. Michael J. Fox Foundation commits up to $3.8 Million to develop gene silencing neuroprotective treatment for Parkinson's Disease Thursday, January 3, 2008 The Michael J. Fox Foundation has committed up to $3.8 million for the … full story
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2:02 PM Aug 22nd
• ParkinsonÂs Disease Foundation (PDF) is offering four educational symposia for people with Parkinson's, caregivers and family members and allied health professionals. Each symposium will feature Parkinsons experts discussing the latest advances in research and treatments. … full story
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10:21 AM Aug 11th
• Q & A with Dr. Irene Richard, an expert on the mental and emotional aspects of Parkinson's and is leading a national study looking into whether medications might help treat depression related to ParkinsonÂs disease. … full story
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10:13 AM Aug 11th
• Hear from Parkinson's Patients personal stories … full story
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1:19 AM Jun 2nd
• The California Parkinson's Disease Registry (CPDR) is a promising new initiative undertaken by the California Department of Public Health together with The Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center, UCLA School of Public Health and other collaborators. … full story
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1:18 AM Jun 2nd
• The mission of the Clinic is to provide world-class, comprehensive services for patients including expert neurological evaluation and treatment; physical, and speech therapy; patient education; community-based information seminars. … full story
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1:16 AM Jun 2nd
• PI science Seminar Scedule: March • Tues Mar 4Renee A Reijo Pera PhD, Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine - Stem cells and Parkinson's disease • Tues Mar 11Jim Tetrud MD, The Parkinsons Institute - Has Parkinson's disease treatment progressed since L-dopa? • Tues Mar 18Monique L. Giroux MD, Booth Gardner Parkinsons Care Center, Washington - Multidisciplinary care of Parkinson's disease patients • Tues Mar 25Grace Liang MD, The Parkinsons Institute - Clinical trials at the Parkinsons Institute • APRIL • Tues April 1 Birgitt Schuele MD, The Parkinsons Institute - Transcriptional regulation of a-synuclein and its role in Parkinson's disease • Thurs April 3 Mostafa Ronaghi, PhD, Stanford Genome Technology Center, High-throughput molecular tools in Parkinson's disease research • Tues April 8 postponed • Michael McGrath, MD PHd, Dept Medicine and Pathology, University of California San Francisco. Macrophage targeted therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. • Tues April 22Birgitt Schuele, MD, The Parkinson's Institute. Transcriptional regulation of alpha-synuclein and its role in Parkinson's disease. … full story
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3:26 PM Dec 26th
• Home > Events > • Science Seminars • Nearly every Tuesday from September into July, the Parkinson's Institute presents scientific seminars during the lunch hour. These seminars are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at the Instutute, 675 Almanor Ave., Sunnyvale. In general the topics are technical in nature and benefit our physicians, scientists, and researchers in their work. The seminars are underwritten with generous grants from The J.B. Sympson Charitable Trust and Novartis Pharmaceuticals. • Many of the seminar presenters are from institutions from around the world. We invite them to speak when they are in the area visiting with us, Stanford, UCSF, UC Berkeley, or … full story
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