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Biden prepares to sign into law legislation named after Virginia congresswoman
Legislation honoring Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton and creating a national plan to combat Parkinson’s is going to Biden’s desk.
Warner, Kaine cosponsor legislation to honor Wexton, create plan to fight Parkinson’s
The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act would create a plan to fight Parkinson’s.
Infrastructure Law to fund TCE chemical removal at landfill site in Sterling
Federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is funding a project by the EPA to remove TCE chemicals at a Sterling landfill.
Researchers’ discovery of connection between dementia, liver health may create new treatment
As many as 10 percent of older U.S. veterans diagnosed with dementia may suffer from reversible dementia caused by advanced liver disease.
Michael J. Fox Foundation awards $2M to Swedish company to develop first treatment
The Michael J. Fox Foundation awarded $2 million to a Swedish company working to discover and develop novel treatments for Parkinson’s.
Hazardous to public health: Congresswoman Wexton pushes EPA to regulate TCE
A final risk determination for Trichloroethylene released last year details how exposure to TCE is tied to diseases like Parkinson’s Disease.
Legislation to fight Parkinson’s passes House, named in Virginia Congresswoman Wexton’s honor
The U.S. House today passed the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act.
A no-brainer: National Parkinson’s Act advances committee to House vote
The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act yesterday and goes before the U.S. House for a vote.
UVA, Navy research finds brain inflammation in soldiers with repeated blast exposure
A new study proves that increased brain inflammation and structural changes result when military personnel are repeatedly exposed to blasts.
