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      <title>Dance Class 'Uplifting' for Parkinson's Patients</title>
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      <description>Pity is not for the students with Parkinson's who study dance at the Mark Morris Dance Group in Brooklyn....</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>A Carepartner&#x92;s Participation in Clinical Trials</title>
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As the brother of a Parkinson&amp;amp;rsquo;s patient and one of his two principal caregivers, I welcome this...</description>
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      <title>Gout And Parkinson's: Studies Examine Treatment For Gout And The Condition's Protective Effects</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1226344862</link>
      <description>The goal in treating patients with gout is to reduce acute attacks by lowering serum urate levels, which...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Mayo Cuts Clinical Trial Services Biz</title>
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The Mayo Clinic on Wednesday announced it will discontinue its Mayo Clinical Trial Services unit, which...</description>
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      <title>Diabetes Not a Risk Factor for Parkinson's Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1224280728</link>
      <description>Although the likelihood of having diabetes diagnosed is increased around the time Parkinson's disease...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Parkinson's Patients More Prone to Vitamin D Deficiency</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1224181976</link>
      <description>Parkinson's disease patients are more likely than healthy people or Alzheimer's patients to have vitamin...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Unlocking Stem Cell, DNA Secrets To Speed Therapies</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1224180063</link>
      <description>In a groundbreaking study led by a molecular biologist at Florida State University, researchers have...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>End of Clinical Trial Disappoints Parkinson's Sufferer, His Family</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1224005787</link>
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by Anne Kelly&#xD;
A Cambridge man who might have benefited from a novel therapy for Parkinson's disease...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Researchers Create Embryonic-Like Stem Cells From Human Testes</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1224180488</link>
      <description>By Jeffrey PerkelHealthDay Reporter&#xD;
European researchers say they've figured out how to coax sperm-producing...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Searching for Clarity: A Primer on Medical Studies</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1223056407</link>
      <description>By Gina KolataEveryone, it seemed, from the general public to many scientists, was enthralled by the...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Google Co-Founder Has Genetic Code Linked to Parkinson&#x92;s</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1222796098</link>
      <description>Sergey Brin, a Google co-founder, said Thursday that he has a gene mutation that increases his likelihood...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Pitt Researchers Identify an Underlying Cause of Pneumonia Common in Parkinson's Disease Patients</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1222797607</link>
      <description>Impaired coordination between breathing and swallowing may be the underlying cause of aspiration pneumonia...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Pain Shows Up as Parkinson's Sets In</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1222796240</link>
      <description>Parkinson's disease has no known cure, although it is treated with several medicines. The movement disorder...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>The Parkinson&#x92;s Disease Foundation Counsels Caution in Interpreting Recent News Announcements about the Potential of Azilect&#xAE; to Slow the Progression of Parkinson&#x92;s Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1221074809</link>
      <description>The Parkinson&amp;amp;rsquo;s Disease Foundation (PDF) is advising that the Parkinson&amp;amp;rsquo;s community withhold...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>ADAGIO Trial Results Show Teva's AZILECT(R) 1 mg Tablets Slow Progression of Parkinson's Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1219777784</link>
      <description>Results Presented at 12th Congress of European Federation of Neurological Societies&#xD;
Teva Pharmaceutical...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Why Dopamine Freezes Parkinson Patients And Drives Drug Addicts</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1219778329</link>
      <description>Parkinson's disease and drug addiction are polar opposite diseases, but both depend upon dopamine in...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Smell Test Detects Parkinson's Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1221076083</link>
      <description>One million people in the United States suffer from Parkinson's disease. Another 50,000 are diagnosed...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Patient Voices: Parkinson&#x92;s Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1218572373</link>
      <description>How does  Parkinson&amp;amp;rsquo;s disease affect the body? The mind? How does having a progressive disease affect families? Listen to the stories of seven men and women with Parkinson's disease here.</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Expanding Parkinson Disease Assessment To Psychosocial Functioning</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1219778137</link>
      <description>A cross-national project on Parkinson disease assessment calls the attention for the role of behavioral...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Blood-related Genetic Mechanisms Found Important In Parkinson's Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1217273791</link>
      <description>Science Daily -- What does the genetics of blood cells have to do with brain cells related to Parkinson's...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Deep Brain Pacemaker Offers Hope For Parkinson's Sufferers</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1218572844</link>
      <description>A typical symptom of Parkinson's disease is tremor in patients. A group of scientists, including Professor...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Titan Parkinson's Treatment Fails Trial, Likely to be Dropped by Bayer Schering</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1218040442</link>
      <description>San Jose Business Journal, by Ron LeutyTitan Pharmaceutical Inc.'s potential cell-based treatment for...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title> Do You Want to Be a Guinea Pig?</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1218573399</link>
      <description>By Jean Burns&#xD;
They want to pay me for the use of my body. No, I'm not vain, nor is anyone trying to...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Shared History of Parkinson's Patients has Researchers Looking for Answers</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1218573174</link>
      <description>By Greg MercerClusters of Parkinson's disease patients with similar past jobs and addresses have drawn...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Understanding the Recent Announcement about Azilect&#xAE; and its Potential to Slow the Progression of PD</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1214861855</link>
      <description>On Monday, June 16, Teva Pharmaceuticals issued an announcement about the results of its Phase III clinical...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>High Cholesterol May Up Parkinson's Disease Risk</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1214862033</link>
      <description>High cholesterol levels are associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, according to findings...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Kyowa Pharmaceutical Suspends Istradfeylline Development</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1214861174</link>
      <description>On Friday, May 2, Kyowa Pharmaceutical, Inc., issued a letter about the suspension of the development...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Parkinson's Disease Study Funded By NIH Grant Of $1.3M</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1214861046</link>
      <description>A Binghamton University researcher will receive $1.33 million from the National Institutes of Health...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Adjusting Electrodes May Help Parkinson's Patients</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212762173</link>
      <description> Patients with Parkinson's disease who have a poor response to brain stimulation therapy may improve...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Eye Cell Implants Improve Parkinson's Symptoms </title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212763892</link>
      <description> By implanting specialized cells found in the human eye into areas of the brain damaged by Parkinson's...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Different Mutations In Single Gene Suggest Parkinson's Is Primarily An Inherited Genetic Disorder </title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212764411</link>
      <description> Two new international studies by researchers at the Mayo Clinic site in Florida are rounding out the...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Sleep Disorder May Precede Parkinson's Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212764935</link>
      <description> Individuals who exhibit behaviors related to the loss of normal eye movements associated with rapid...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Elevated Urate Levels May Slow The Progression Of Parkinson's Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212765371</link>
      <description> Naturally elevated levels of the antioxidant urate may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease in...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Parkinson Transplants Survive At Least 16 Years</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212765514</link>
      <description> Transplanted cells to help patients with Parkinson's disease can survive in the brain for over one and...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Eisai Terminates E2007 as Treatment for Parkinson's</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212765778</link>
      <description> Eisai Co., maker of Aricept, the world's best-selling drug for Alzheimer's, will stop the development...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Occupational Therapists Use Wii for Parkinson's Study</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212766067</link>
      <description> It&#x92;s Ingrid Bell&#x92;s turn at bat. She steps up to the plate, awaiting the pitch. A 70-mph fastball soars...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Mice With Parkinson's Cured Using Cloned Stem Cells in Study</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212766261</link>
      <description> Researchers cured mice with a version of Parkinson's disease by treating them with brain cells made...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Manufacturer of the Parkinson's Patch Announces Recall of US Batches</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212766694</link>
      <description> UCB Inc., the company that manufactures rotigotine (Neupro(R)), the transdermal patch treatment that...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Loss of Smell Can Signal Parkinson&#x92;s</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212767088</link>
      <description>Sense of smell is something we take for granted. But new research shows that losing your ability to smell...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Gene Linked to Form of Parkinson's Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212766914</link>
      <description> Mutations in a gene called GIGYF2 may be directly linked to the development of Parkinson's disease in...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>The University of Rochester Medical Center Evaluating New Device for Parkinson's</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212767381</link>
      <description> The University of Rochester Medical Center ( URMC ) is one of a handful of sites nationwide testing...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>First Early-detection Blood Test For Parkinson's Shows Promise</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212767620</link>
      <description> A test that profiles molecular biomarkers in blood could become the first accurate diagnostic test for...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>First-ever Parkinson's Blood Test Under Development at Brigham and Women's</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212768139</link>
      <description> A Boston hospital is in the race to develop the first blood test for Parkinson's disease -- a neurological...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Mayo Clinic study unveils unprecedented method to predict ALS &amp;amp; Parkinson's disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212767938</link>
      <description>A new Mayo Clinic study details an unprecedented method to predict brain aging disorders such as amyotrophic...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Treating Advanced Parkinson's: New Research Points To Serotonin</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212768316</link>
      <description> For most people with Parkinson's disease, the only relief from the tremors, rigidity and impaired movement...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Solvay's Duodopa Intestinal Gel Gets FDA Fast Track Status for Parkinson's</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212768539</link>
      <description>  Solvay SA said the US Food and Drug Administration has granted fast track designation for Duodopa,...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Blood Pressure Drugs Might Prevent Parkinson's</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212772050</link>
      <description> People taking calcium channel blockers to control their high blood pressure may find the regimen has...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Study Looks at Use of Drug to Slow Progress of Parkinson's</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212772385</link>
      <description> When Sheryl Jedlinski was 45, she started to notice a slight tremor in her left pinky finger.&#xD;
It was...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Erectile Dysfunction May Boost Parkinson's Risk</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212772573</link>
      <description>  Results of a study suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk of developing...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Lab Cites Stem Cell Advance: Method of Harvest Could Leave Embryos Undamaged</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212772837</link>
      <description>  Scientists in Massachusetts said yesterday that they had created several colonies of human embryonic...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>U.S. Team Identifies Possible Parkinson's Trigger</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212773056</link>
      <description>   A glitch in the way cells clear damaged proteins could be the trigger for the symptoms of Parkinson's...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Sleep Chemical Central To Effectiveness Of Deep Brain Stimulation</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212773345</link>
      <description>    A brain chemical that makes us sleepy also appears to play a central role in the success of deep...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>PBS 'Second Opinion' Episode Discusses Clinical Trials for Parkinson's Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212775241</link>
      <description>    'Second Opinion' with host Dr. Peter Salgo&#xD;
Produced by WXXI Public Broadcasting in Rochester, New...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Ceregene Presents Long-term Follow-up From Phase 1 Trial of CERE-120 in Parkinson's Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212775567</link>
      <description>     Ceregene, Inc. today presented long-term follow-up data from a Phase 1 clinical trial of CERE-120...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Relatives Of Patients With Parkinson's Disease Face Increased Risk Of Depression/Anxiety Disorders</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212775796</link>
      <description>      Immediate relatives (brother, sister, mother, father, son or daughter) of people who have Parkinson's...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Stem Cell Breakthrough Uses No Embryos</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212776260</link>
      <description>Scientists have made ordinary human skin cells take on the chameleon-like powers of embryonic stem cells,...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>PET Scans Show Gene Therapy Normalizes Brain Function In Parkinson's Patients</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212776501</link>
      <description> Brain scans used to track changes in a dozen patients who received an experimental gene therapy show...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Ceregene Completes Enrollment of Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Parkinson's Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212776750</link>
      <description>Ceregene, Inc. today announced that the company has completed enrollment of its randomized, controlled,...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Participant Perspective: We Share a Responsibility to Participate in Clinical Trials</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212777086</link>
      <description>Next to following a daily exercise regimen, the best thing we can do for ourselves is to participate...</description>
      <pubdate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 -0800</pubdate>
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      <title>Over-the-Counter Pain Medications May Reduce Risk of Parkinson&#x92;s Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.pdtrials.org/en/clinical_research_news/release/pr_1212777335</link>
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