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100,000 Participants and Counting – Massive Global Genetic Dataset Powers Discoveries in Parkinson’s Disease

December 1, 2025

Researchers have reached a major milestone in the effort to understand and treat Parkinson’s disease: more than 100,000 DNA samples from study participants around the world have now been genotyped and sequenced through the Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2).

Probing a Parkinson’s Paradox

An ASAP research initiative digs into the mystery of paradoxical kinesia—the swift movement in patients whose motor functions are impaired by Parkinson’s Disease.

March 23, 2022

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A Brain Circuit Tied to Emotion May Lead to Better Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease

NPR reports findings from an ASAP research initiative that hypothesize that an intact brain circuit in Parkinson's patients can be switched on by intense emotion. The connection could lead to better treatments.

February 7, 2022

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