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Study at Sunnyvale Institute Links Common Pesticides to Parkinson’s Disease
Monday, February 14, 2011
Two commonly used pesticides, rotenone and paraquat, have been strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease. 
 
Top Scores for Stem Cell Research
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded The Parkinson's Institute and Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. $1.3 million for what experts consider “one of the next frontiers in the study of genetic diseases.”
 
The Power of Dance
Thursday, January 27, 2011
The Lost Altos Town Crier highlights PD Dance program at The Parkinson's Institute
 
Promises for Parkinson's: Researchers' five-year study offers new hope for patients
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Hope is on the horizon for patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disorder of the nervous system that affects one in 500 people. More than 1 million people in the United States and an estimated 6.3 million worldwide are afflicted.

 
Sunnyvale research center named part of nationwide Parkinson's study
Monday, October 18, 2010

Sunnyvale will soon be the California epicenter of one of the largest Parkinson's disease research studies, as the Michael J. Fox Foundation has named the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center one of 18 research centers in its Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI). The Sunnyvale site is the only one chosen for the study in California, and one of three on the West Coast. 

 
A Diamond Creek and Charlie Trotter evening
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Attendees of the eighth annual Parkinson’s Institute in Sunnyvale fundraiser at Calistoga’s Diamond Creek Vineyards last week helped raise more than $1.5 million for research into the cause, care and cure for Parkinson’s disease. The money benefits the only non-profit Parkinson’s clinical center in the country that provides treatment for neurological movement disorders.

 
The Parkinson's Institute and El Camino Hospital join Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) as offical study site
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
SUNNYVALE, Calif., September 28, 2010 — The Parkinson’s Institute, in conjunction with El Camino Hospital announced that it is one of 18 official study sites for the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), a landmark observational clinical study sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation, which will use a combination of advanced imaging,
 
Stem Cell Tourism Update
Monday, July 26, 2010
One of the most frequent questions we have is where patients can receive stem cell treatments and how effective they are for treating or curing Parkinson’s.  
 
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