The Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research

The main cause of Parkinson’s disease is a loss of dopamine-producing nerve cells in the brain, but the exact reason for this loss is unknown.

The federal Food and Drug Administration is considering approving a new Parkinson’s drug that could offer patients a “second honeymoon” in terms of controlling their

Tremor (shaking): Rhythmic shaking, often starting in a hand or finger on one side of the body, especially when at rest (a “pill-rolling” tremor). Slowness

1. What is it? A brain disorder where dopamine cells die → causing movement problems. 2. Symptoms Motor: Tremor, slow movement, stiffness, balance issues Non-motor:

People think Parkinson’s is just tremors. That’s the headline symptom. But the whole story runs deeper and darker. It’s not just shaky hands or stiff

A breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s by implanting lab-grown, dopamine-producing brain cells into patients to replace lost neurons. The cells, derived from iPS stem cells, have

In a medical breakthrough that previously seemed impossible, scientists have managed to grow the spinal cord in the lab and use it to reconnect damaged

Last night, friends and supporters joined us in New York City for our annual “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s” Gala.

“Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain cells and fuels Parkinson’s disease. In