News Archive

Dec 01 2009
Constipation: an Early Sign of Parkinson's?

Nov 18 2009
Parkinson's Disease: Findings Could Speed Development of New Drugs

Nov 15 2009
Seeking a Shorter Path to New Drugs

Nov 15 2009
Mutant Genes Linked to Parkinson's in Some: Study

Nov 12 2009
Study Finds Features Linked to Mortality Risk in Parkinson's

Nov 10 2009
ASTRO: Tremors Respond to Radiosurgery Treatment

Nov 04 2009
Discovery Of Novel Protein Offers Hope For Possible Parkinson’s Disease Cure

Oct 28 2009
Nervous System Drug-by-design: Formulation May Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's

Oct 22 2009
Gaucher Disease Linked to Parkinson's

Oct 21 2009
Forty People with Parkinson’s Graduate from PDF's Research Advocacy Training Program

Oct 14 2009
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Parkinson's

Oct 13 2009
Using Music to Ease Patient Stress During Surgery

Oct 12 2009
Door Opens to Health Claims Tied to Agent Orange

Oct 12 2009
Body’s Own Antioxidant May Slow Parkinson’s Decline, Study Says

Oct 06 2009
Hospital Launches Gene Therapy Study For Parkinson's Disease

Oct 05 2009
Drivers With Parkinson's Disease At Higher Risk Of Crashes In Low Visibility

Sep 24 2009
From Michael J. Fox Foundation on Teva's ADAGIO Trial: Inconclusive Results, but Possible Disease-modifying Effect, for Azilect (Rasagiline)

Sep 24 2009
Statement on Rasagiline (Azilect®) and Early Parkinson's Treatment from the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF)

Sep 21 2009
PDF Interprets: Scientists Identify a New Way of Delivering GDNF, A Treatment in the Pipeline for Parkinson’s

Sep 14 2009
Work Use of Pesticides Linked with Parkinson's

Sep 11 2009
UF Scientists Construct ‘Off Switch’ for Parkinson Therapy

Sep 01 2009
Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Gene That Contributes to Two Different and Common Neurological Movement Disorders

Sep 01 2009
Biovail Announces Results from ACADIA's Phase III Trial of Pimavanserin in Parkinson's Disease Psychosis

Aug 30 2009
Finnish Scientists Discover Nerve Growth Factor With Therapeutic Potential In Parkinson's Disease

Aug 29 2009
Background Noise May Help Parkinson's Patients

Aug 18 2009
Study Using Embryonic Stem Cells Is Delayed

Aug 18 2009
Davis Phinney Foundation Announces New U.S. Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Physical and Emotional Effects of Parkinson's Disease

Aug 17 2009
Breakthrough 'Could Lead to Better Treatments for Parkinson's'

Aug 14 2009
Coriell Institute Awarded $16.3 Million for NIH-Supported National Human Genetics Resource Center

Aug 11 2009
US Panel: GE Brain Imaging Drug May Be Useful

Aug 10 2009
Avian Flu Promotes Parkinson's?

Aug 07 2009
US FDA Staff Says Use for GE Imaging Drug Unclear

Aug 05 2009
FDA, European Medicines Agency Launch Good Clinical Practices Initiative

Aug 05 2009
Pesticides in Well Water Linked to Parkinson's Disease

Aug 03 2009
Brain Exercises May Delay Dementia

Jul 29 2009
How the Pathology of Parkinson's Disease Spreads

Jul 24 2009
Agent Orange Linked to Heart Disease, Parkinson's

Jul 21 2009
MJFF Awards $3.8 Million to Drive Nine Industry Partnerships for Pre-clinical Parkinson's Drug Development

Jul 20 2009
Researchers Discover MicroRNA-7, a Possible Therapeutic Target to Slow Parkinson’s Disease

Jul 17 2009
Scientists Locate Disease Switches

Jul 13 2009
Novel Drug Discovery Tool Could Identify Promising New Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease

Jul 13 2009
Pesticide Levels in Blood Linked to Parkinson's Disease, Researchers Find

Jul 13 2009
Higher Education Level, Greater Disability Associated With Treatment Timing In Parkinson's Disease

Jul 05 2009
Researchers Find Possible Environmental Causes for Alzheimer's, Diabetes

Jun 30 2009
Santhera's FJORD Phase IIb Study Demonstrates Efficacy of JP-1730/Fipamezole for the Treatment of Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease

Jun 30 2009
Hormones May Affect Neurological Disease Risk

Jun 30 2009
New Findings On Parkinson's Disease And Effect On Patient Behavior

Jun 26 2009
Michael J. Fox Foundation's June 23rd Virtual Roundtable Now Available for Online Viewing

Jun 23 2009
Why Do Promising PD Treatments Fail?

Jun 12 2009
Wii-hab Boosts Parkinson's Treatments

Jun 12 2009
Personality May Not Predict Parkinson's

Jun 11 2009
St. Jude Medical Completes Study of DBS for Parkinson’s Disease

Jun 09 2009
Growth in the Parkinson's Disease Drug Market, Fueled by the Launch of Several New Therapies, Will be Offset by Generic Erosion of Key Agents

Jun 05 2009
Parkinson's Disease Associated With Pesticide Exposure In French Farm Workers

May 28 2009
Ceregene Presents Additional Clinical Data from Phase 2 Trial of CERE-120 for Parkinson's Disease

May 26 2009
Man-made Polymer Promises Parkinson's Palliative

May 22 2009
Medtronic Announces FDA Approval of Two Deep Brain Stimulation Devices That Offer Programming Advances and New Tools for Patients with Movement Disorders

May 20 2009
UB Scientists Develop Novel Method to Stimulate Growth of New Neurons in Adult Brain

May 18 2009
Special Protein Helps Maintain an Efficient Brain

May 04 2009
Acadia in Pact with Biovail for Parkinson's Drug

May 04 2009
Brain Protein Central To Both Parkinson's, Drug Addiction Identified

Apr 30 2009
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Study Targets Root of Parkinson’s Disease

Apr 29 2009
Parkinson's: Neurons Destroyed By Three Simultaneous Strikes

Apr 20 2009
Fish Oil Protects Against Diseases Like Parkinson's

Apr 18 2009
Parkinson's Partially Linked to Pesticides

Apr 15 2009
Genes Show Limited Value in Predicting Diseases

Apr 14 2009
Key Protein In Cellular Respiration Discovered

Apr 13 2009
Parkinson’s Meds May Trigger Extreme Behavior

Apr 03 2009
Lighting Up Parkinson’s Disease Research

Mar 26 2009
External Focus Improves Postural Stability in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

Mar 24 2009
Imaging Technique May Trace Development of Parkinson's Disease

Mar 24 2009
Experimental Parkinson's Therapy May Have Robust Weight-loss Effect

Mar 20 2009
Stanford Scientists Make Advances in Parkinson's Research

Mar 20 2009
Spinal Shocks Ease Parkinson’s in Mice

Mar 16 2009
University of Florida Doctors Test Targets for Parkinson Surgery

Mar 11 2009
Google Co-Founder Backs Vast Parkinson’s Study

Mar 09 2009
Long-term Effects Of Early Parkinson's Treatments Similar

Mar 09 2009
Obama Ends Ban on Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Mar 05 2009
The National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act

Mar 05 2009
Converting Cells Shows Promise for Parkinson’s

Feb 27 2009
Addiction: Insights from Parkinson's Disease

Feb 25 2009
Naturally Produced Estrogen May Protect Women From Parkinson's Disease

Feb 24 2009
Primary Objective of STRIDE-PD Study Was Not Achieved

Feb 17 2009
Parkinson's Disease and Melanoma May be Linked

Feb 13 2009
Parkinson's Vaccine in the Works

Feb 04 2009
Merck Serono's Safinamide Significantly Improved Motor Function In Patients With Advanced Parkinson's Disease In A Phase III Pivotal Trial

Feb 02 2009
The Parkinson's Unity Walk to be Held on April 25, 2009

Feb 01 2009
Penn Study Finds Link Between Parkinson's Disease Genes and Manganese Poisoning

Jan 29 2009
MIT IDs Genes Linked to Parkinson's Side Effects

Jan 29 2009
Michael J. Fox Foundation Speaks with Raymond T. Bartus, PhD, on the Outcome of Ceregene, Inc.’s Phase 2 Trial of CERE-120

Jan 28 2009
Addex Successfully Completes ADX48621 Phase I Program

Jan 27 2009
Patients Starting Parkinson's Drug Rasagiline Earlier Do Better

Jan 26 2009
FasterCures Task Force Calls for New Mission and Focus for NIH's Intramural Research Program

Jan 24 2009
Exposed to Solvent, Worker Faces Hurdles

Jan 23 2009
Three Ways That Stem Cells May Speed New Cures

Jan 22 2009
Clinical Research Study Focuses on Little Known Behavioral Changes Related to Parkinson's Disease

Jan 12 2009
Brain Disorder Suggests Common Mechanism May Underlie Many Neurodegenerative Diseases

Jan 06 2009
Broader Parkinson's Treatment Recommended

Jan 06 2009
Brain Implants For Parkinson's Show Benefits, Risks - Study

Jan 02 2009
Toxicity Mechanism Identified For Parkinson's Disease