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Old 10-09-2010, 01:35 PM
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Default That's good news

Thanks for that, Paula.

The ongoing exendin trial in the UK may provide some answers as well. Is anyone here participating in that trial or knows someone who is?



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Originally Posted by paula_w View Post
From Katie Hood in part: "I know we've led a lot of work on pioglitazone in PD. what's exciting is that we just launched/are launching a new "repurposing" RFA - meant to specifically fund work to show that drugs developed for other diseases might help PD. $3M i believe. so work like this has a way to get funded!"

From Todd Sherer: "Just for more information, based on work supported
by the MJFF, the NIH has awarded funding for a clinical trial on
pioglitazone that is scheduled to start early next year."

Thanks to you both for responding!
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