Michael J. Fox

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of its mission to accelerate promising therapeutic targets through the development pipeline toward clinical trials and, ultimately, patient care, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announced that it has awarded a total of $1.3 million to nine research teams working to develop potentially disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson's disease.  

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) neurologists Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, and Daniel Tarsy, MD, have been awarded grants totaling more than $1.5 million from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) to conduct investigations aimed at improving the quality of life for patients with Parkinson's disease.  

My, how times have changed. The National Association of Broadcasters is honoring Michael J. Fox with their Distinguished Service Award for his work in television for “raising awareness for Parkinson’s Disease through the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.”...  

Michael J. Fox surprised fans at a Parkinson's Disease event on Saturday (21Nov09) by performing alongside rockers Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey and Elvis Costello.   The musicians rocked with the Back to the Future star, who suffers from the disease, at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel for the A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson...  

Courtesy BeliefnetMajor Tobin Griffeth and Capt. Katie Illingworth​That's more or less the question being posed over on Beliefnet, where readers are being asked to vote for "The Most Inspiring Person of 2009." Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and the former Alex...  

Actor Michael J. Fox and his wife Tracy Pollan pose with three of their children — twin daughters Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances, 14, and son Sam Michael, 20 –  at the “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s” benefit, held last Saturday evening in Manhattan. Michael and Tracy are also parents to [...]  

In his never faltering style, Michel J. Fox rocked out at his 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson's' Benefit, MC'd by funnyman Dennis Leary and held Saturday November 21st, in New Yorks famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Parkinson's??? Pshaw! Michael J. held his own, while rocking... ...read full story  

A five-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner is to be honoured at the 2010 NAB Show. Michael J. Fox, actor, author and devoted advocate for increased funding for Parkinson's disease research, will receive the NAB distinguished service award during this years show. (Photo: Mark Seliger)The NAB Show, the world's largest electronic media show covers filmed entertainment and the development, management .....  

Michael J. Fox joined Elvis Costello, Steven Tyler, and Blues Traveler’s John Popper onstage at the “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson’s” benefit in New York. Wait, that’s seriously what it’s called? It’s super inconvenient to say, plus the event has nothing to do with Broadway musicals or comedy – who [...]  

Data from uniquely affected populations will help lay groundwork for conclusive outcomes from future clinical trialsNEW YORK, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research today announced $5.2 million in support for two studies defining the clinical presentation of Parkinson's disease in two specific populations -- Ashkenazi...  

Carla Gugino has spent the better part of the last decade playing some of the most complicated and interesting female characters in Hollywood. After early roles in lighthearted fare like Son in Law, she played an appropriately combative counterpart for Michael J. Fox's deputy Mayor on Spin City before appearing in Wayne Wang's The Center of the World as a troubled seductress, Robert Rodriguez' Sin City as a tough-as-nails parole officer...  

Bill Davila/Startraks More cowbell! Michael J. Fox and daughter Esmé Annabelle, 8, take a break from cheering on — and ringing a cowbell for! — members of Team Fox as they run the New York City Marathon on Sunday. Team Fox, which Michael launched in January 2006, raises much-needed funds for Parkinson’s Disease research. Diagnosed in 1991, [...]  

To promote his new CD Whiskey Rebellion one Mojo Nixon is giving away pretty much his entire catalog for free on Amazon. Get it while the gettin's good, since this celebration of all music Mojo lasts for "about three weeks." (previously)  

Written by Tim Saunders Michael J. Fox proved that he can still rock like Marty McFly during the weekend when he appeared on stage at his annual A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson’s gala at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Saturday. The gala benefited his Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson’s Research, and the evening saw Fox join rockers such as Roger Daltrey, Steven Tyler and Elvis Costello on stage for a jam. The...  

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