People with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Face Disproportionate Rates of Harm in Hospital Setting

NEW YORK & MIAMI (November 18, 2024) – The Parkinson’s Foundation published a new article in the December issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety titled “Protecting Parkinson’s Patients: Hospital Care Standards to Avoid Preventable Harm.”

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Parkinson’s Foundation Requests Applications for 2025 Community Grants

NEW YORK & MIAMI (November 12, 2024) — The Parkinson’s Foundation has announced it is accepting applications for $1 million in community grant funding. The 2025 community grants cycle will support health, wellness and educational programs that address unmet needs in local Parkinson’s disease (PD) communities.

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Parkinson’s Foundation Expands Moving Day Walk

MIAMI & NEW YORK (September 3, 2024) – Today, the Parkinson’s Foundation announced the Fall 2024 event lineup for Moving Day, A Walk for Parkinson’s. Moving Day is the Foundation’s signature fundraising event and a movement for more awareness, funding and a better understanding of Parkinson's disease (PD).

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Parkinson’s Foundation Invests Nearly $3 Million in Research Grants

MIAMI & NEW YORK (August 27, 2024) – The Parkinson’s Foundation has announced an investment of nearly $3 million for 33 grants to accelerate cutting-edge Parkinson’s disease (PD) research.

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Parkinson’s Foundation Awards Grants in 40 States for Parkinson’s Community Programs

NEW YORK & MIAMI (August 6, 2024) – The Parkinson’s Foundation today announced the recipients of more than $1 million in community grants for Parkinson’s disease (PD) programs across the United States.

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Published Research from the Parkinson’s Foundation Shows Genetic Variants Are More Common in People with Parkinson’s Disease Than Originally Thought

Investigators in the Parkinson’s Foundation-backed PD GENEration study – which reached its goal of 15,000 participants ahead of schedule this spring – found that 13% of participants have a genetic form of PD, which is a significant observation compared to long-standing estimates.