INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS® – Parkinson’s Disease Updates

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INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS® - Parkinson's Disease Updates The International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement...see more Disorders is taking place this week (Oct 5-9) in Hong Kong. This is an annual meeting of Movement Disorders scientists and physicians from around the world.

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APDA Announces Two New Centers for Advanced Research

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APDA’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) recently approved grants for two new APDA...see more Centers for Advanced Research: the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, and The Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. These Centers support large PD research programs and facilitate research which is at the forefront of investigation into the cause, treatment and ultimately cure for PD.

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The American Parkinson Disease Association Awards More Than $1.7 Million in Cutting-Edge Research Grants

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The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)...see more is proud to announce more than $1.7 million in funding to support cutting-edge Parkinson’s disease (PD) research including: a prestigious George C. Cotzias Fellowship, two Post-Doctoral Fellowships, 11 Research Grants, and eight APDA Centers for Advanced Research. The grants are part of our 2018-2019 funding cycle.

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APDA-funded Brigham and Women’s Hospital explores the genetic variants associated with Parkinson’s disease and other conditions

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APDA-funded Brigham and Women’s Hospital explores the genetic variants associated with Parkinson’s disease and other neuropsychiatric conditions In classic biochemistry,...see more ribonucleic acid (RNA) was thought to be a simple middle man between our genome and our proteins. Recently, however, it has become clear that RNA exists in multiple forms and plays a myriad of roles, including regulating protein production, regulating genome activity, and sensing environment. In fact, only a very small portion of DNA gets transcribed into RNA that creates protein. A much large portion gets transcribed into RNA that has various other functions.

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