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Michael J. Fox To Be Made Honorary Doctor At Karolinska Institutet
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0800
Since 2000, the foundation has awarded over 175 million dollars to Parkinson's drug development research around the world, including at Karolinska Institutet. Michael J. Fox is to receive his honorary doctorate on 5 March from Associate Professor and Dean Clara H. Gumpert representing the Board of Research, which selects the honorary doctors at Karolinska Institutet...
Psychosurgery Makes Gentle Comeback
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0800
Psychosurgery is making a comeback. Recently published case series have shown encouraging results of so-called deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive disorders, and Tourette syndrome...
Parkinson's Disease Makes It Harder To Figure Out How Other People Feel
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0800
Scientists are beginning to find out why people with Parkinson's disease often feel socially awkward. Parkinson's patients find it harder to recognize expressions of emotion in other people's faces and voices, report two studies published by the American Psychological Association...
Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards Mayo Clinic Researcher Grant To Advance Parkinson's Disease Research
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0800
For his work contributing to a potential new treatment approach for Parkinson's disease, the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson's Research has awarded a $500,000 grant to a neuroscientist at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida. The researcher, Matthew Farrer, Ph.D...
Neuroscientist Steers Research Into Neurological Disorders
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Scientists at the Queensland Brain Institute have uncovered a vital clue into how the brain is wired, which could eventually steer research into nervous system disorders such as Parkinson's disease and cognitive disorders including autism. It's long been known that growing nerve fibres, also known as axons, must make connections in the brain for it to function properly...
Researchers Take Next Step In Developing Parkinson's Disease Vaccine
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have taken a significant step forward in developing a vaccination approach to reverse the neurological damage seen with Parkinson's disease. The findings appear in the March 1 issue of the Journal of Immunology, a leading scientific journal in the field of immunology...
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Michael J. Fox To Be Made Honorary Doctor At Karolinska Institutet
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0800
Since 2000, the foundation has awarded over 175 million dollars to Parkinson's drug development research around the world, including at Karolinska Institutet. Michael J. Fox is to receive his honorary doctorate on 5 March from Associate Professor and Dean Clara H. Gumpert representing the Board of Research, which selects the honorary doctors at Karolinska Institutet...
Psychosurgery Makes Gentle Comeback
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0800
Psychosurgery is making a comeback. Recently published case series have shown encouraging results of so-called deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive disorders, and Tourette syndrome...
Parkinson's Disease Makes It Harder To Figure Out How Other People Feel
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0800
Scientists are beginning to find out why people with Parkinson's disease often feel socially awkward. Parkinson's patients find it harder to recognize expressions of emotion in other people's faces and voices, report two studies published by the American Psychological Association...
Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards Mayo Clinic Researcher Grant To Advance Parkinson's Disease Research
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0800
For his work contributing to a potential new treatment approach for Parkinson's disease, the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson's Research has awarded a $500,000 grant to a neuroscientist at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida. The researcher, Matthew Farrer, Ph.D...
Neuroscientist Steers Research Into Neurological Disorders
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Scientists at the Queensland Brain Institute have uncovered a vital clue into how the brain is wired, which could eventually steer research into nervous system disorders such as Parkinson's disease and cognitive disorders including autism. It's long been known that growing nerve fibres, also known as axons, must make connections in the brain for it to function properly...
Researchers Take Next Step In Developing Parkinson's Disease Vaccine
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have taken a significant step forward in developing a vaccination approach to reverse the neurological damage seen with Parkinson's disease. The findings appear in the March 1 issue of the Journal of Immunology, a leading scientific journal in the field of immunology...
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