Parkinson’s Disease
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In 1982, six people in California fell into a completely frozen state—they were unable to move, unable to speak and unable to explain what had…
In 1817, an English surgeon named James Parkinson published An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, which described a disease that would later…
Finding new treatments for Parkinson’s disease is at the heart of the Institute’s mission. Between seven and 10 million people worldwide have the disease, making…
A major clue to understanding Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases may be right in front of our faces. Or rather, on our faces. At…
When it comes to biomedical research and science education, a year can make all the difference. In 2016, we celebrated Van Andel…
By: Patrik Brundin, M.D., Ph.D. Director of Van Andel Research Institute’s Center for Neurodegenerative Science, chairman of The Cure Parkinson’s Trust’s Linked…
New data published today shows drug preserves critical brain function in laboratory models of Parkinson’s GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 7, 2016)—A new investigational drug originally…
A few years ago, Caryl Sortwell, a Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Parkinson's researcher, was asked by Jeff MacKeigan, a…