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Ahead of First National Parkinson's Project Advisory Council Meeting, Leading Parkinson's Organizations Call for Urgent Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2026) — The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA), The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF), the Parkinson's Foundation, and CurePSP today called on the Council to move quickly and decisively to advance the National Parkinson's Project.
Parkinson’s Foundation Announces Three New Board Members
NEW YORK & MIAMI (June 23, 2026) — The Parkinson’s Foundation appointed three new members to its board of directors, as well as five new members to its People with Parkinson’s Advisory Council (PPAC).
Parkinson's Foundation & WHO Foundation Announce Partnership to Advance Global Care
NEW YORK & MIAMI (June 9, 2026) —The Parkinson’s Foundation today announced a partnership with the WHO Foundation aimed at improving access to medicines for Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Africa.
In The News
Streamlining Genetic Screening and Recruitment for an LRRK2-Targeted Parkinson Disease Trial: James Beck, PhD
Neurology Live
June 25, 2026
In Parkinson's disease, growing interest in genetically informed therapeutics has heightened the need for efficient identification and engagement of patients who may benefit from targeted clinical trials. Parkinson's Foundation Chief Scientific Officer, James Beck, PhD, discusses how the Parkinson's Foundation PD Trial Navigator program helps to identify individuals with PD who may be eligible for studies, like the phase 2 NEULARK study.
Medication, symptoms top concerns of Parkinson’s community: Survey
Parkinson's News Today
June 23, 2026
Parkinson's News Today reports on the Parkinson's Foundation State of the Community Survey and highlights the survey's top takeaways.
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Ban Toxic Pesticide Paraquat and Protect Americans from Parkinson’s Disease
United States House of Representatives
June 18, 2026
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) with co-lead Rep. Chellie Pingree introduced the Paraquat Prevention Act, legislation that would cancel all registered uses of the pesticide paraquat under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and permanently prohibit its reregistration. Parkinson's Foundation Chief Strategy and Policy Officer Andi Fristedt is quoted.
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