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    Category: Research

    Blog Research
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    New C-OPN study demonstrates the value of research repositories

    A new study, looking at changes in perception of time, found that people living with Parkinson’s perceive the length of … Read More

    Two doctors look at scans

    Explorations into health system solutions for Parkinson’s in Canada

    100,000+ Canadians are currently living with Parkinson’s and that number grows every day. Unfortunately, the present healthcare system does not … Read More

    MRI images of a brain

    Newfoundland man receives deep brain stimulation adjustments remotely from a clinic in Toronto

    Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgery used to treat Parkinson’s where electrodes are implanted deep into the brain and … Read More

    Researcher analyzing medicine

    The promising treatments in the 2022 Parkinson’s clinical trials pipeline

    As we know the Parkinson’s research community is hard at work to find therapies and treatments to improve the quality … Read More

    Podcast feature: The Future of Research, Advocacy and Care for the Parkinson’s Community

    With April being Parkinson’s Awareness Month, and April 11 having been World Parkinson’s Day, Parkinson Canada was invited to participate … Read More

    Dr. Jessica Grahn

    Researching the Connection Between Music and Movement

    With both Music Therapy Awareness month and Brain Awareness Week taking place in March, we explore the conjunction between music, … Read More

    Parkinson Canada Celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

    Karen Lee, PhD Celebrated on February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science recognizes the role of … Read More

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    Announcing the formation of Parkinson Canada’s Research and Clinical Advisory Committee

    Research is a foundational cornerstone of Parkinson Canada’s mandate. Your support fosters research innovation through the Parkinson Canada Research Program … Read More

    Dr. Michael Schlossmacher led a study that made a parkin gene discovery

    New research points to new possibilities in young onset Parkinson’s treatments

    More than 20 years after the discovery of the parkin gene, linked to young onset Parkinson’s disease, researchers at the … Read More

    Photo of riders participating in Pedaling for Parkinson's

    Modifying stem cells to treat Parkinson’s (Pedaling for Parkinson’s Research Grant Announced; Event Opens for 2021)

    Wherever you are in Canada, suffice it to say it has been a long winter with many of us looking … Read More

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