AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES REBECCA GILBERT, MD, PhD JOINS STAFF

AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES REBECCA GILBERT, MD, PhD, JOINS STAFF AS VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER Role designed...see more to shape research strategy to help thoseย impacted by Parkinsonโ€™s disease live life to the fullest NEW YORK, NY โ€“ April 9, 2018 โ€“ The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) proudly welcomes Rebecca Gilbert, MD, PhD, in […]

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American Parkinson Disease Association Launches New Public Service Awareness Campaign: LOOK CLOSER

Our Campaign Inspires People to Look Beyond Parkinsonโ€™s Disease and See People Living Life to the Fullest To kick-off...see more Parkinsonโ€™s Disease Awareness Month, APDA is launching a brand new public service announcement (PSA) that encourages viewers to look closer at Parkinsonโ€™s disease (PD). Featured nationwide on television (in English and Spanish) and in a social […]

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Brain Awareness Week

March 12-18 is . The Brain Donor Project, is working to shed light on the critical need...see more for brain donation to advance Parkinsonโ€™s disease (PD) research. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), there are vastly inadequate brain donations to meet the research demand of several disorders, in particular Parkinsonโ€™s. “Brain donation […]

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Walking to End Parkinson’s Disease: American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Expands National Optimism Walk Series

More Cities. More Walkers. More Funds to Help People with Parkinsonโ€™s Live Life to the Fullest NEW YORK, NY,...see more February 26, 2018 โ€“ย The American Parkinsonโ€™s Disease Association (APDA) officially announces the schedule for the 2018 Optimism Walks — a nationwide movement to mobilize and inspire people to step up and help put an end to […]

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SPOTLIGHT ON RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL

APDA funds eight Centers for Advanced Research across the country, which facilitate investigations into the causes, treatments, and ultimately,...see more a cure for PD. One of these centers is located at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey, where APDA funding supports research in: The role of TG2 in the pathologic aggregation of […]

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Ask the Doctor

Q&A with Marie Hรฉlรจne Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCP (C) Dr. Marie Hรฉlรจne Saint-Hilaire, Medical Director of the APDA Information &...see more Referral Center and Center of Advanced Research Boston University, APDA Scientific Advisory Board member Q. I take 150 mg of Sinemet three times a day. In spite of all my exercising, I am beginning to fall […]

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APDA HOSTS WEEKEND OF EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION

(R-L) APDA President & CEO Leslie A. Chambers moderates panel discussion about current PD research featuring Beate Ritz, MD,...see more PhD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Echo Tan, MD, Cedars-Sinai, and Natalie Diaz, MD, Harbor โ€“ UCLA Medical Center. APDA hosted itโ€™s first-ever Parkinsonโ€™s Educational West Coast Forum in October. For two days, attendees […]

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PRESS PROGRAM EXPANDS ACROSS THE U.S.

APDAโ€™s new Parkinsonโ€™s Roadmap for Education and Support Services (PRESSโ„ข) is an eight week, in-person support series that has...see more expanded to more than 20 sites across the country. This support program features tailored content to address the psychosocial needs of those who have been diagnosed within the last five years. PRESS support groups are facilitated […]

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INTRODUCING DR. BRIAN L. HARPER: MEMBER OF APDAโ€™S NEW DIVERSITY STRATEGY COMMITTEE

The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) is proud to welcome Dr. Brian L. Harper to the newly formed Diversity...see more Strategy Committee, which will expand on APDAโ€™s educational materials, methods and delivery mechanisms to reach underserved audiences. As the Medical Director of the APDA Information & Referral Center at the New York Institute of Technology in […]

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