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Friday, August 20, 2010

Researchers at the Buck Institute for Age Research have successfully used human induced pluripotentstem cells(iPSCs) to treat rodents afflicted with Parkinson's Disease (PD). The research, which...

Clinical Trials

Participate in a Clinical research trial and help us to improve the lives of people just like you that are affected by Parkinson's disease.

Clinical trials are research studies that test how well new medical approaches work in people. Each study answers scientific questions and tries to find better ways to prevent, screen for, diagnose or treat a disease. Clinical trials may also compare a new treatment to a treatment that is already available.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Dr. Chris Parkinson's Disease Guide - Parkinsons disease medicines can be expensive and the financial impact can be devastating in the long term, especially if health insurance is an issue. It is not...

Friday, August 20, 2010

The medication, levodopa, in general, works best when taken on an empty stomach, about an hour before meals or at least 1 hour after meals. It should be taken with 4-5 oz. of water. This allows the...

Friday, August 20, 2010

Researchers have found a new association between Parkinsons disease and the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region, which contains a large number of genes related to the function of the immune system...

Friday, August 20, 2010

One of the less discussed manifestations of Parkinsons Disease (PD) is micrographia, which means small handwriting. People with Parkinsons often find that they not only have difficulty forming script...

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

After the overwhelming success of its first cruise The Parkinson Research Foundation will be launching a second Parkinson's Educational Cruise that will leave Seattle Washington on September 25th,...

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