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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…

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August 7, 2016 New model recreates early spread of Parkinson’s disease in the brain

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 8, 2016)—They’re two of the biggest mysteries in Parkinson’s disease research—where does the disease start? And how can it be stopped…

July 26, 2016 Indicators of Parkinson’s disease risk found in unexpected places

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 27, 2016)—Clues that point toward new risk mechanisms for developing Parkinson’s disease are hiding in some unusual spots, according to

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July 11, 2016 Michael J. Fox Foundation, Van Andel Research Institute and The Cure Parkinson’s Trust collaborate to assess the clinical use and development of nilotinib in Parkinson’s disease

Note: To read the commentary published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease click here.

Investigators will focus on safety for long-term use in non-cancer…

April 3, 2016 Changing the course: Parkinson’s disease research in 2016

By Patrik Brundin, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Center for Neurodegenerative Science

The time has come to shift the paradigm on Parkinson’s disease.

Never before have…

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February 21, 2016 Promising respiratory drug focus of new clinical trial for Parkinson’s disease

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (February 22, 2016)—A medication approved to treat various respiratory diseases and that has demonstrated neuroprotective effects in preclinical studies is the focus…

June 1, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute, ParkinsonNet explore partnership during historic visit by the King and Queen of the Netherlands

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 2, 2015)—Van Andel Research Institute and the Netherlands-based ParkinsonNet today took the first steps toward broadening an initiative that will benefit…