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Parkinson’s Foundation to Accelerate Research Through Expanded Genetic Testing and Counseling Study
NEW YORK & MIAMI (February 6, 2024) – Through its Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2), Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) has awarded the Parkinson’s Foundation a grant that will significantly expand its landmark international genetics study, PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson’s Disease.
La Parkinson's Foundation acelerará la investigación a través de un estudio ampliado de pruebas y asesoramiento genéticos
NUEVA YORK y MIAMI (6 de febrero de 2024) — A través del Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2), Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) ha otorgado a la Parkinson's Foundation una subvención que ampliará considerablemente su histórico estudio genético internacional, PD GENEration: Trazando el futuro de la enfermedad de Parkinson.
Parkinson’s Foundation to Host Parkinson’s Revolution in 26 Cities Nationwide
NEW YORK & MIAMI (February 1, 2024) – The Parkinson’s Foundation will host Parkinson’s Revolution – an indoor and virtual cycling experience – on Saturday, Feb. 24 in 26 cities across the U.S.
In The News
Celebrities You Never Knew Had Parkinson’s Disease
Health Digest
March 7, 2024
If you were to google the health condition, you may have come across "Back to the Future" star Michael J. Fox's history with Parkinson's disease. Fox isn't the only celebrity with this incurable disease. In fact, professional basketball player Brian Grant, boxer and activist Muhammad Ali, stand-up comedian and actor Richard Lewis, and evangelist Billy Graham were diagnosed with Parkinson's too. Here's a list of some other celebrities you never knew had Parkinson's disease.
First-Ever Moving Day in The Villages March 16
March 7, 2024
The Parkinson’s Foundation will hold its first-ever Moving Day fundraiser in The Villages on March 16 at The Polo Club, located at 700 Buena Vista Blvd. Moving Day is the Parkinson’s Foundation signature event to raise awareness and support for people living with the degenerative disease.
Pesticides Linked to Parkinson’s Cases in Midwest, Western U.S.
HealthDay
February 28, 2024
People exposed to pesticides and herbicides are 25% to 36% more likely to develop Parkinson’s, according to a study to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s upcoming annual meeting in April.
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