In memory of former co-founder and President of Cure Parkinson’s Tom Isaacs, who died in May 2017 aged 49, Cure Parkinson’s and Van Andel Institute jointly present this annual award to a researcher who has shown the greatest impact on the lives of people living with Parkinson’s and/or has involved…
Congratulations to Drs. Jordan Follett and Matthew J Farrer on the publication of their research article “RAB32 Ser71Arg in autosomal dominant Parkinson’s disease: linkage, association, and functional analyses,” which appears in the June 2024 issue of The Lancet, Neurology. Summary Background Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with multifactorial causes, among which…
Mutation both causes the condition and could show how to halt it By Matthew Farrer June 8, 2024 Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative movement disorder that progresses relentlessly. It gradually impairs a person’s ability to function until they ultimately become immobile and often develop dementia. In the U.S. alone, over a million…
