11 Apr 2019
World Parkinson’s Day: Reasons for hope
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/TagsBras, Chu, Coetzee, Guerreiro, L. Brundin, Labrie, Ma, Moore, P. Brundin, Parkinson's disease, VARI
In honor of World Parkinson’s Day, we asked scientists in our Center for Neurodegenerative Science what makes them most hopeful and most...Read More
18 Dec 2018
WATCH: Van Andel Institute Public Lecture Series: A Focus on Parkinson’s Disease
The first Van Andel Institute Public Lecture featured researchers who are on the frontlines in the search for more effective Parkinson’s disease...Read More
20 Nov 2018
Van Andel Institute Public Lecture Series: A Focus on Parkinson’s Disease
Thank you for your interest in this lecture. Due to overwhelming interest, the event is at capacity. If you would like to...Read More
31 Oct 2018
31 Oct 2018
Connecting the appendix and Parkinson’s disease
Frequently thought of as a throwaway organ, the appendix may hold the key to better understanding and better treating the second-most common...Read More
11 Oct 2018
ICYMI: Three big takeaways from Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease
Did you miss Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease and Rallying to the Challenge? Don’t worry. We have you covered. Just over a...Read More
17 Apr 2018
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Viviane Labrie
Dr. Viviane Labrie leads a lab in Van Andel Research Institute’s Center for Neurodegenerative Science. Her team studies the dynamic interplay between the human...Read More
27 Nov 2017
Can alpha-synuclein in the gut impact the brain?
Scientists have a gut feeling about Parkinson’s disease. Namely, that it may not start in the brain, the organ most often associated...Read More
7 Nov 2017
Stemming inflammation offers new hope for treating Parkinson’s disease
For the seven to 10 million people worldwide with Parkinson’s disease, a medication that actually slows down their disease and staves off...Read More
14 Jun 2016
Lessons from lactose intolerance: Investigating epigenomic aging
New insights into lactose intolerance may give scientists more than a better understanding of why some people lose the ability to digest...Read More