Dr. Laurie Mischley discusses some of the challenges that research into complementary and alternative approaches to managing Parkinson's face. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
MJFF Contributing Editor Dave Iverson recently sat down with Sam to talk about how he turned his athletic talents into a career that honors his mother and the millions of others affected by PD. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Our latest podcast covers how researchers are investigating ways to expand the current capabilities of deep brain stimulation. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Geneticist Dr. Tatiana Foroud explains how the study of Parkinson's genetics can help develop new therapies. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Dr. Lisa Shulman from the University of Maryland discusses how exercise may help manage Parkinson's motor and non-motor symptoms in our latest podcast. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
In our latest podcast. MJFF CEO Dr. Todd Sherer discusses the progress in Parkinson's research seen this year. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
We say Parkinson’s disease is different for each person, but there are a couple things all people with PD share: Lewy bodies and dopamine loss. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Dystonia is the third most common movement disorder and a symptom of Parkinson's disease. Bonnie Strauss talks about her experience, and Dr. Rachel Dolhun shares what we know about dystonia. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Dr. William Marks talks to Dave Iverson about how wearable devices may help people with Parkinson's monitor their disease and help researchers test new therapies. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Scientists have found six new gene variants associated with Parkinson's, which could point to new treatment paths. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
CEO Todd Sherer, PhD, talks to Dave Iverson about why levodopa loses efficacy over time and new therapies in development to even out on/off cycles. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Mark Frasier, PhD, VP of research programs at MJFF, discusses what we know about the overlap between Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
The experience of Parkinson's disease is different for each patient. Studying that variability may allow researchers to develop personalized treatments for different subtypes of PD. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Tanya Simuni, MD, principal investigator of the STEADY-PD, and MJFF CEO Todd Sherer talk about the study of isradipine, recently granted $23 million from the NIH for Phase III testing. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Biological commonalities between Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders could help researchers develop therapies that could apply across diagnostic barriers. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Charles Adler, MD, PhD, talks to Dave Iverson about autonomic dysfunction symptoms and their place in research in our latest podcast. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Dr. Kathleen Shannon of Rush University talks to Dave Iverson about the need for a definitive Parkinson's diagnostic test, what researchers are doing to develop one and how patients can help. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
The SURE-PD study published in JAMA Neurology reports that with medical supervision, it is possible to safely raise levels of the antioxidant urate by taking the urate precursor inosine. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation Contributing Editor Dave Iverson speaks with Kalpana Merchant, PhD of Eli Lilly and Company about the latest in Parkinson's disease research. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Researchers are improving on the existing DBS technology—an implanted electrode delivers electrical pulses to stimulate or block brain signals—and how we use it. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Levels of alpha-synuclein in the brain—measured through imaging tools—could be a biomarker that would help researchers diagnose the disease better and test potential therapies faster. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Contributing Editor Dave Iverson reports on the new technology that partnership will employ and the current state of stem cell research in Parkinson’s disease. He speaks Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
While much research into Parkinson’s disease (PD) focuses on improving dopamine supply, there is an emerging scientific understanding that Parkinson’s goes well beyond the dopamine system. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
The evolution of our understanding of genetics’ role in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and how that understanding will translate into drug discovery is the topic of a new podcast and upcoming Webinar. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Fox Trial Finder volunteer Gwen Schroeder recounts her first clinical trial experience to MJFF contributing editor Dave Iverson. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Dave Iverson speaks with the CEO of Civitas, Glenn Batchelder, and MJFF staffer Maurizio Facheris, MD, MSc to learn more about how the drug works, as well as next steps. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Dave Iverson speaks with Foundation staffer Mark Frasier to learn more about some of the early findings from the study. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Dave Iverson reports on recent disappointing clinical trial results of Ceregene’s trophic factor therapy CERE-120. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
Studies have long suggested that smokers may be less likely to get Parkinson's. Here, Dave Iverson speaks with a researcher investigating the potential of nicotine patches as a PD treatment. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
2013 could be a pivotal year in PD research, with expected developments on a variety of fronts. In this podcast, Dave Iverson speaks with Foundation staffers about some of that lies ahead. Mentioned in this episode: The Foundation’s landmark research study is exploring the connection between sense of smell and brain disease. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a free scratch-and-sniff test. Get yours at mysmelltest.org/request.
