Though his gait is a bit hobbly and his voice a bit wobbly, Michael J. Fox can still make them laugh. And how. The actor, author and leader of the The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, played to a full house at the John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts at Southern Connecticut State University Friday night. As he approached the podium following an introduction by SCSU interim President Stanley F. Battle, the audience rose to its feet, roared and gave an extended applause.
By Ann DeMatteo Assistant Metro Editor adematteo@nhregister.com NEW HAVEN -- Though his gait is a bit hobbly and his voice a bit wobbly, Michael J. Fox can still make them laugh. And how.
To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: Holly Barkhymer (media), +1-212-509-0995 ext. 242, hbarkhymer@michaeljfox.org, or Todd Sherer, PhD (research), +1-212- 509-0995 ext. 243, tsherer@michaeljfox.org, both of the Michael J. Fox Foundation
Sweden's Karolinska institute says it will give an honorary degree of medicine to Canadian-American actor Michael J. Fox for his work to raise funds for and awareness of Parkinson's disease. The institute, which awards the annual Nobel Prize in medicine, says the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has since 2000 given more than $175 million to research aimed at developing drugs against the disease.
For the ultimate in feel-good television, spend an hour with Michael J. Fox. I think I like it best when people call me an optimist," he says in the special "Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist" (9:02 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4).
NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation has committed up to $12 million in 2011 funding for prioritized research toward transformative treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease. Funding is open to academic and industry researchers through the Foundation's Pipeline Programs, which consist of three annually recurring initiatives, known collectively as The Edmond J. Safra Core Programs for PD Research, as well as the industry-exclusive Therapeutics Development Initiative. The Foundation seeks investigator-initiated proposals focused on the following critical points along the translational pathway to new therapies for Parkinson's disease:
Maya Angelou once observed, "Oh the holiness of always being the injured party." The fact that one can find sanctity as well as safety in being a victim explains why Michael J. Fox stars in a television ad running in Missouri and Maryland that accuses the Republican candidates for Senate in each state of voting to make cloning a crime. In the ad running in Missouri, Mr. Fox, who appears in the grip of a Parkinsonian tremor, endorses the Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill and claims that Sen. Jim Talent "even wanted to criminalize the science that gives us a chance for hope." The ads on behalf of Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Ben Cardin claim that his opponent, Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, "would put limits on the most promising stem cell research.
DANVILLE, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Danville d'Elegance Foundation is joining forces with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) and The Parkinson's Institute (PI) to host a gala event and car show to support the fight against Parkinson's disease. The annual festivities, official Team Fox events that will be held in Danville, California, will begin with a ticketed evening gala and live auction on Saturday, September 18. A public car show, Danville Concours d'Elegance, featuring some of the world's finest automobiles will be held the following day. Proceeds from auction items and ticket sales as well as donations to the free car show will benefit both MJFF and PI. The Danville d'Elegance Foundation is an incredible example of what a small but ...
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