Taking Parkinson’s education to the farmers market: educating under-served communities Posted on September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 by Phil Franchina Taking Parkinson’s education to the farmers market: educating under-served communities Dr. Lynda Nwabuobi, Movement Disorder Fellow at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, attended APDA’s Diversity in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Research Conference in May and was inspired. Dr. Nwabuobi had just spent the day learning about health care disparities in PD care, low […] Read More
THE AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION AWARDS FRESH CROP OF RESEARCH GRANTS & NEW DIVERSITY-FOCUSED RESEARCH INITIATIVE Posted on September 5, 2019September 4, 2019 by Phil Franchina The American Parkinson Disease Association Awards Fresh Crop of Research Grants & New Diversity-Focused Research Initiative From T cells to genetics, $1.7 million in innovative research to be funded for 2019 – 2020 year NEW YORK, NY – September 5, 2019 – The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has just awarded $1.7 million to support […] Read More
Recently published results of a GDNF intraputaminal infusion clinical trial Posted on March 5, 2019 by Phil Franchina A clinical trial, is by definition an experiment or a test — an effort to determine if something works, or doesn’t. Sometimes, although the intended outcome of a clinical trial may fall short of expectations, the results are nevertheless intriguing and may spark additional avenues of investigation. Such is the case in a clinical trial […] Read More
APDA funded research suggests new approach to understanding the basic biology of PD Posted on August 13, 2018August 15, 2018 by Phil Franchina APDA funded research suggests new approach to understanding the basic biology of PD APDA-funded research conducted by Dr. Talene Yacoubian of the University of Alabama School of Medicine at Birmingham – one of APDA’s Centers for Advanced Research – suggests a new approach to understanding the basic biology of Parkinson’s disease. Read More
