Researchers all around the world are racing to understand Parkinson's disease well enough to slow it, stop it or catch it before symptoms take hold. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has put sixty-two point four million dollars behind that race, awarding one hundred and eight grants in a single two-month window. The funding stretches from experimental drugs and new biological targets to blood, urine and skin tests, and brain scans that could reveal the disease earlier. Read on to see where the money is going, which projects stand out and how it compares with the previous round. The awards also highlight the growing effort to turn promising laboratory findings into practical tools that could improve diagnosis and treatment for people living with the condition.
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