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Fox Focus Provides Research Brief on Five Key Topics
Published in the Spring/Summer of 2023, the Fox Focus provides a summary of research briefs in five key areas. Below is a summary of...
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May 23, 20232 min read
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New Thinking on Clinical Trial Endpoints for Drug Development
When you take a medication, you’re likely thinking about how it will improve your daily life. Will it ease your pain? Will it help you...
bibby04
May 23, 20232 min read
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Every Voice Counts: The Road to Equity in Research
For some time now, there has been increasing evidence of the differences that exist in the incidence, prevalence, diagnosis, and...
bibby04
May 23, 20233 min read
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Advocacy Achieves Big Wins in Parkinson's Policy
People and families with Parkinson’s can be the catalyst for policy change – and there is new evidence of that power with recent policy...
bibby04
May 23, 20233 min read
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Eastern Women's Committee of 50 Holds Annual Charity Golf Tournament to Benefit PAA
On Thursday, May 4th, the Eastern Women’s Committee of 50(EWCF) held their 21st annual charity golf tournament at Highlands Park Golf...
bibby04
May 9, 20232 min read
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TASTE FOR A CURE 2023 - HUGE SUCCESS!
On a beautiful Thursday evening in April, the Parkinson Association of Alabama (PAA) hosted TASTE FOR A CURE at the B&A Warehouse to...
bibby04
Apr 28, 20233 min read
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PAA Puts the A in GAME for Parkinson's Awareness in April
Congratulations to the Marketing Committee, chaired by Teri Henley, for bringing their A GAME when it came to bringing awareness to...
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Apr 26, 20232 min read
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Global Genetics Study Reaches 50% Enrollment Milestone for Parkinson's Foundation
Genetics is a key step in solving Parkinson’s disease (PD). Understanding how and why Parkinson’s and genetics fit together is a mystery...
bibby04
Apr 18, 20233 min read
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces Parkinson's Disease BioMarker Found
In an enormous leap forward in the understanding of Parkinson’s disease (PD), researchers have discovered a new tool that can reveal a...
bibby04
Apr 17, 20234 min read
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PAA Partners with UAB Movement Disorders Clinic for Quarterly Parkinson's Webinar Series
We know that your time with your movement disorder specialist can be limited, and we want to provide you with as much content from our...
bibby04
Apr 11, 20232 min read
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The National Plan to End Parkinson's Has Been Reintroduced!
The National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act (H.R.2365/S.1064) has been reintroduced! On March 29, Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and...
bibby04
Apr 11, 20233 min read
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Russell Medical Center Hosts Parkinson's Symposium
On Wednesday, April 5th, more than 70 people living with Parkinson’s and their care partners gathered at Russell Medical’s Professional...
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Apr 11, 20232 min read
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Today is World Parkinson's Day! Did you know?
Nearly one million people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). This number is expected to rise to 1.2 million by 2030....
bibby04
Apr 11, 20233 min read
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The Event You Don't Want to Miss for Curing Parkinson's
More than 16,000 Alabamians are living with Parkinson's. That's not counting the family members and caregivers that are also impacted by...
bibby04
Mar 30, 20233 min read
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Parkinson's Care Clinic in Huntsville Hosting Special Event for Women with Parkinson's
On Wednesday, March 29th, the Parkinson's Care Clinic will offer a special program titled, "Women with Parkinson's: A Path for Planning."...
bibby04
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Care Navigation Sessions Now Available through the PAA!
Have you been newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s? Or, perhaps you have been diagnosed for years and need a boost in understanding what new...
bibby04
Mar 16, 20232 min read
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Movers and Shakers: New Storybook Illustrates the Experiences of Black and African American Families
In the spring of 2021, Doctors and researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and Teachers College, Columbia...
bibby04
Mar 16, 20232 min read
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Heaven Help Me: How People Use Religion to Cope with Parkinson's
A new research study has been launched that is gathering insights about how Parkinson’s can impact religious cognition. This study...
bibby04
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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You Can Impact Speech Accessibility for Parkinson's!
The Speech Accessibility Project is an interdisciplinary initiative with one shared goal: to improve speech technology for people with a...
bibby04
Mar 16, 20233 min read
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Smell, Sleep, and the Study that Changes Everything
The Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) was recently featured on ABC’s Good Morning America. In this segment, ABC’s...
bibby04
Mar 16, 20232 min read
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