Cures Now http://www.curesnow.org/
A non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of ethical scientific research in the advancement of regenerative medicine. Endorses the use of embryonic stem cells and somatic cell nuclear trasfer (also known as therapeutic cloning) while opposing cloning.
Davis Phinney Foundation http://davisphinneyfoundation.com/
Supports research aimed at understanding, preventing, and treating Parkinson's disease and works to improve the lives of people challenged by the disease. Events, profile of the cyclist Davis Phinney, and donation information.
Michael J. Fox Foundation http://www.michaeljfox.org/
The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson's Research is dedicated to ensuring the development of a cure for Parkinson's disease within this decade through an aggressively funded research agenda.
Michigan Parkinson Foundation http://www.parkinsonsmi.org
A voluntary non-profit corporation providing people with Parkinson's disease in Michigan information on support groups state-wide, current events, research news, and clinical trials. Quarterly newsletter is available on-line.
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. http://www.parkinson.org/
The NPF have created an extensive web-site which includes information about Parkinson's disease, articles from their newsletters, on-lines tests for tremor and clinical depression, as well as an Ask-The-Doctor forum.
PALS Support Group (Ireland) http://gofree.indigo.ie/~pdpals
PALS Support Group has formally existed since November, 1998 and is a branch of the Parkinson's Association of Ireland. It is the brainchild of its Chairman, David Magennis, who has had PD since he was 28.
