event tracking

Parkinson’s Disease

170 results.

April 5, 2017 From “the shaking palsy” to drug repurposing: A look back at the history of Parkinson’s research

In 1817, an English surgeon named James Parkinson published An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, which described a disease that would later…

VAI DEFAULT HEADER
February 8, 2017 What is Parkinson’s and what is VARI doing to help?

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…

VAI DEFAULT HEADER
January 16, 2017 The nose knows: Understanding the link between the sense of smell and Parkinson’s

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…

December 29, 2016 What difference does a year make?

When it comes to biomedical research and science education, a year can make all the difference. In 2016, we celebrated Van Andel…

December 7, 2016 New hope for Parkinson’s disease

For the estimated between 7 million and 10 million people living with Parkinson’s disease, there’s new reason for hope: Van Andel Research…

December 6, 2016 Diabetes drug slows experimental Parkinson’s disease progression, human trials to begin next year

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 7, 2016)—A new investigational drug originally developed for type 2 diabetes is being readied for human clinical trials in search of…

November 3, 2016 MSU and VARI investigators working toward slowing progression of Parkinson's

A few years ago, Caryl Sortwell, a Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Parkinson's researcher, was asked by Jeff MacKeigan, a…

VAI DEFAULT HEADER
September 7, 2016 Diabetes drug focus of new clinical trial for Parkinson’s disease

HIGHLIGHTS A clinical trial is now underway at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles to test the efficacy and safety of a type II diabetes drug as…