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Parkinson's Foundation Mourns the Loss of Harold P. Kravitz and His Daughter, the Honorable Shelley J. Kravitz

The Parkinson's Foundation mourns the loss of two prominent figures in the history of the Foundation: Harold P. Kravitz, Esq. and his daughter, the Honorable Shelley J. Kravitz.

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Parkinson's Foundation Study Finds Gender Disparities in Caregiving, with Women at a Disadvantage

NEW YORK & MIAMI (December 4, 2017) — A Parkinson’s Foundation study published in the December 1, 2017 issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, reveals that women with Parkinson’s disease have significantly less access to caregiving support than men with the disease.

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Parkinson’s Foundation Invests $60,000 to Develop Innovative Models of Patient Engagement

NEW YORK & MIAMI (November 29, 2017) — The Parkinson’s Foundation is pleased to announce $60,000 in funding for six innovative patient-centered research projects. The awards, the first of their kind in the Parkinson's community, support patient-scientist teams in their efforts to develop innovative models of patient engagement. The projects are supported through the Parkinson’s Advocates in Research (PAIR) Leadership Awards.

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Update on Tozadenant Trial for Parkinson’s

ARDSLEY, NY (November 15, 2017) — Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it is discontinuing the tozadenant clinical trial. They concluded that they could not be confident that weekly white blood cell count screening would sufficiently ensure patient safety.

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Jesse Jackson Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease

NEW YORK & MIAMI (November 17, 2017) — 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.

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Parkinson’s Foundation Adds Marcia Mondavi Borger to Board of Directors

NEW YORK & MIAMI (November 14, 2017) — The Parkinson’s Foundation today announced the election of Marcia Mondavi Borger to its Board of Directors.

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Parkinson’s Foundation and Melvin Yahr International Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Announce Merger

MIAMI & NEW YORK (October 26, 2017) — The Parkinson’s Foundation today announced its merger with the Melvin Yahr International Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. The foundation, based in New York, is named after Melvin D. Yahr, M.D., a pioneer in Parkinson’s disease (PD) research whose work led to the adoption of levodopa as a revolutionary new Parkinson’s treatment.

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Parkinson’s Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members

NEW YORK & MIAMI (October 24, 2017) — 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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Parkinson's Foundation Unveils New Brand and Website

NEW YORK & MIAMI (October 19, 2017) — The Parkinson's Foundation today announced the launch of its new brand and website following the recent merger of two legacy organizations – National Parkinson Foundation and Parkinson's Disease Foundation – as part of its mission to fight on behalf of everyone living with Parkinson's disease (PD).