NEW YORK & MIAMI - January 10, 2018 - The Parkinson’s Foundation today announced the enrollment of the 10,000th Parkinson’s patient and the discovery of critical new learnings in what represents the largest clinical study of Parkinson’s disease in history.
Today we mourn the loss of two prominent figures in the history of the Parkinson's Foundation: Harold P. Kravitz, Esq. and his daughter, the Honorable Shelley J. Kravitz.
The Parkinson’s Foundation mourns the loss of Robert Burke, MD, professor of Neurology at Columbia University, a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence. He was a former member of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) Scientific Advisory Board and led the PDF Research Center at Columbia.
Six Awards Foster Patient-Driven Parkinson’s Research
Rev. Jesse Jackson’s announcement today that he has been living with Parkinson’s Disease since 2015 further proves that receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson's is not a death sentence. There are many ways that people living with Parkinson's can control the symptoms of the disease with exercise and physical therapy to help maintain mobility and balance.
On 11/20/17, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it is discontinuing the tozadenant clinical trial A research study in humans that aims to test a new intervention – this could be a drug, surgery or therapy like exercise or diet guidelines – to make sure it is effective and safe..
NEW YORK & MIAMI — The Parkinson’s Foundation today announced the election of Marcia Mondavi Borger to its Board of Directors.
NEW YORK & MIAMI — The Parkinson’s Foundation today announced the election of Chicago entrepreneur Peter Goldman and New York financial analyst Joshua Raskin to its Board of Directors.
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