On April 1, 2010, the New England Journal of Medicine published a case study about a Parkinson’s patient with advanced disease who surprised doctors by his ability to cycle. The study author, Bastiaan Bloem, PhD at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands is a recipient of an MJFF award to support PARKFIT, a study that aims to identify and overcome the behavioral barriers to physical activity in PD patients as well as to investigate the effects of exercise on disease progression.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation spoke with Dr. Bloem about his work, the case study and next steps for this area of research. Read our in-depth interview with Dr. Bloem, now posted on the Foundation’s Web site, to gain a clearer understanding of the news and what it may mean for people with PD. http://www.michaeljfox.org/research_...icle.cfm?ID=19

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