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Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy's Mission: A Moonshot Into the Mind

S.Z. Berg | Posted 05.08.2012

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S.Z. Berg

Patrick Kennedy is challenging scientists to see "innerspace" as the new frontier, a moonshot into the mind to explore brain circuitry and impaired genes and to develop research that can be translated into therapies and cures for all brain disorders.

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Struggling Families Use Fundraising Website To Cover Huge Medical Bills

Posted 11.22.2011

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Entrepreneurs and nonprofits have long leaned on internet fundraising to get their initiatives off the ground. Now, those facing serious medical condi...

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WATCH: Michael J. Fox, On Finding A Parkinson's Community

AOL | Posted 07.13.2011

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When Michael J. Fox first told the world that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1998, he received an outpouring of support from concerned f...

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Scientists Find Five New Parkinson's Genes

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Scientists have identified five new genes linked to Parkinson's disease in a large genetic analysis of the illness, according to a new stud...

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UK Study: Can The Wii Treat Parkinson's?

Techland | Posted 05.25.2011

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A British doctor has received £35,000 (about $55,000) to find out if the Wii can help increase motor skills and overall well-being of individuals wit...

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Michael J. Fox On His New Book: Advice To Graduates From A High School Dropout (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael J. Fox dropped out of high school, but he's still able to offer advice to new graduates in his recent book, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way...

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Anatomy Of Isolation: ALS Sufferer Tony Judt's Experience Of Night

The New York Review of Books | Tony Judt | Posted 05.25.2011

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The following piece, from the current issue of The New York Review of Books, is by Tony Judt, director of the Remarque Institute at NYU. It is the fir...

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Why You'll Need A Personal Brain Trainer

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

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Substantial gains could be achieved by organizing everyday activities that grow neurological abilities and sustain brain health. If the ordinary citizen is to achieve brain fitness, they'll need to work at it.

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Pesticides Linked To Parkinson's

Yahoo! News | Posted 11.17.2011

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People whose jobs bring them in regular contact with pesticides may be at increased risk for Parkinson's disease, a U.S. study finds....

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Brain Pacemaker Provides Risky Relief For Parkinson's

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.17.2011

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CHICAGO — Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, acco...

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