News and Events - The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

Here you'll find current articles and information about Parkinson's and the Foundation, as well as information about events the Foundation is sponsoring. You can also view the Foundation's public service announcements featuring Michael J. Fox.

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The latest on PD, as reported by major news outlets.

08/22/2010 Nature Video: Hope Seen in Blocking Parkinson's Protein

Nature Video - Brian Fiske, PhD, of The Michael J. Fox Foundation is featured in a video by the journal Nature on recent findings that blocking the action of the LRRK2 protein prevents some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a pre-clinical model.

08/18/2010 Making Strides to Predict Alzheimer's

New York Times - In a letter to the editor, MJFF's CEO Katie Hood explains the critical role of biomarkers in the development of transformative treatments for PD. The letter is in response to recent news about the discovery of an Alzheimer's biomarker.

08/18/2010 Crossing the Barrier

Nature - Neurotrophic factors continue to hold promise as transformative therapies for PD but delivering them to the brain remains a challenge. An article in Nature discusses research projects that aim to overcome the delivery challenge, including those funded by MJFF.

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08/20/2010 Michael J. Fox Heading Back to TV

The Insider - MJFF founder and veteran actor will appear on CBS' "The Good Wife" opposite Julianna Margulies.

07/01/2010 Michael J. Fox to Receive Order of Canada

The Canadian Press - Michael J. Fox has been appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions as an advocate for those with Parkinson's disease and as a film and television actor.

04/21/2010 Michael J. Fox Talks About His New Book of Life Advice for Graduates

Michael J. Fox has been talking about his new book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned.

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07/15/2010 Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits up to $12 Million for Targeted Parkinson's Therapeutic Development in 2011

The Michael J. Fox Foundation has committed up to $12 million in 2011 funding for prioritized research toward transformative treatments and a cure for Parkinson’s disease.

07/08/2010 The Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $1.1 Million for Validation of Parkinson's Disease Therapeutic Targets

The Foundation’s Target Validation initiative, one of MJFF’s Edmond J. Safra Core Programs for PD Research, provides intellectual and financial resources to validation studies, helping to advance potential PD drug targets toward clinical trials and Parkinson’s patients.

07/06/2010 In New York City this July? Visit our interactive Team Fox display window at 10 Rockefeller Plaza!

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research thanks EHE International for helping raise awareness through an interactive display window in the heart of Rockefeller Center.

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08/27/2010 Michael J. Fox Foundation Statement in Response to Federal District Court Preliminary Injunction Halting Federal Funding for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

MJFF is dismayed by this week’s ruling. On behalf of Parkinson’s patients and their loved ones, we stand with the majority of Americans who believe in the scientific freedom to pursue all promising avenues toward finding cures.

08/23/2010 UAB Part of $40 Million Parkinson's Study

The Birmingham News - The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a clinical site for PPMI, MJFF's landmark study to find biomarkers of Parkinson's disease.

08/19/2010 David Standaert, MD, Discusses PPMI in Birmingham on WBRC

MyFoxAl.com - David Standaert, principal investigator of the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative at the University of Alabama Birmingham, discusses the study with Rick Journey on WBRC.

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Learn about events the Foundation has sponsored, as well as events taking place in your area.

08/24/2010 Northwestern University's 10th Annual PD Patient & Family Symposium, September 11, Evanston, Illinois

Please join MJFF's Vice President of Research Programs, Todd Sherer, PhD, as keynote speaker at the Northwestern University Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center's 10th Annual Parkinson's Disease Patient and Family Symposium.

08/17/2010 Marty Shenkman, author of “Funding a Cure,” has launched RV4TheCause and is coming to your area soon

Attorney Martin Shenkman has set out to educate both consumers and those in the legal and certified public accountant professions regarding issues such as estate and financial planning for the 125 million Americans living with a chronic illness.

08/16/2010 Brian Grant Foundation Raises $350,000 for Parkinson's Research

Former NBA power forward Brian Grant hosted a two-day celebrity gala and golf tournament on August 1-2 in Portland, Oregon to raise money for Parkinson's research. The events, called Shake It Till We Make It, raised $350,000 for The Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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See the public service announcements featuring Michael J. Fox that are helping to get the word out about the importance of stopping Parkinson's.

07/13/2010 What Causes Parkinson's Disease?

In the first of a two part series on the possible causes of PD, Dave Iverson talks to Dr. William Langston of the Parkinson's Institute about the current state of research in this area, with a special focus on envirnomental risk factors.

07/08/2010 Building the Case for a PD Drug Target

Brian Fiske, PhD, associate director of research programs at MJFF, discusses the role of the Foundation's Target Validation program in advancing promising ideas through the early stages of PD drug development.

06/22/2010 A Multidisciplinary Approach to PD Science

Dave Iverson talks to Andy Grove, co-founder of Intel and senior advisor to MJFF about the need for a multidisciplinary approach to developing therapies using neurotrophic factors.

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