MISSION The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) is a non-for-profit organization that provides funding for drug discovery and development research programs in the field of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), related dementias and cognitive aging. The ADDF seeks to fill the critical translational funding gap between basic research and later stage drug development by …
What is Dystonia? Dystonia is an umbrella term for a group of movement disorders in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. It is the third most common movement disorder, after Parkinson’s disease and tremor. The movements are involuntary, sometimes painful and can be incapacitating. Symptoms may affect a single …