11/18/2009 - New York Times - MJFF Founders' Council member Andrew S. Grove discusses the concept of translational medicine and how Parkinson's disease research could benefit from the practical, multidisciplinary approach.
11/16/2009 - National Institutes of Health - Two genes containing mutations known to cause rare familial forms of PD are also associated with the more common, sporadic form of the disease.
11/16/2009 - Telegraph - Researchers in Scotland, who assessed patients on anti-Parkinson's medication, found that five percent had little more than stiffness or hand tremors.
11/15/2009 - The New York Times - New approaches being adopted by the pharmaceutical industry aim to bring new medications to patients faster, using a system that makes the drugs more efficacious, offers greater safety and ultimately reduces the cost of therapies.
11/12/2009 - Yahoo! Sports - Boxing's best trainer, Freddie Roach, continues to develop championship fighters despite his 17 year battle with Parkinson's disease.
10/30/2009 - On Saturday, November 21, MJFF will Webcast the third of three 2009 Research Roundtables live to allow you to hear from our expert panel and submit your own questions on PD and the state of research toward a cure -- from the comfort of your own personal computer. Register now!
MJFF is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today.
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