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Michael J. Fox Foundation Co-Founder and CEO Deborah W. Brooks, Founder Michael J. Fox, and EVP of Research Strategy Todd Sherer [Photo: MJF Foundation]
Dallas-Based Verily Gets $14.7M Grant From Michael J. Fox Foundation for Dataset on Parkinson’s Patients
by David Seeley | Apr 30, 2025
Alphabet-owned health data platform Verily relocated its headquarters to Dallas from San Francisco last year. Now, armed with the new MJFF grant, it aims to generate one of the world's largest, high-dimensional molecular datasets to advance Parkinson’s disease research.
Legacy Residents Take ‘Smell Test Challenge’ from Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
by David Seeley |
Mar 15, 2023
A representative from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research visited The Legacy Midtown Park in Dallas and The Legacy Willow Bend in Plano to introduce the scratch-and-sniff test. According to the foundation, 100% of major brain disorders are associated with loss of smell. If you're over age 60 and don't have Parkinson's, you can take the test too.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 22, 2019
You'll also find out about how research at UT Southwestern Medical Center could help children who have epileptic seizures related to a fatal disease in this roundup of research activity in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 5, 2018
Also, you'll learn about a researcher who's studying the effects of even mild traumatic brain injuries on veterans. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas that could make lives better.
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Fort Worth Researchers Using Motion Capture Tech to Aid People With Mobility Problems
by Chloe Bennett | Jun 26, 2017
UNT Health Science Center's Human Movement Performance Laboratory is using state of the art motion picture equipment and virtual reality to record and analyze the movement of people with mobility problems such as Parkinson's disease.
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