Michael J . Fox says August brought good news , bad news for research on chronic disease . So while our foundation gears up to launch its most ambitious biomarker discovery project to date , the Parkinson 's Progression Markers Initiative , with ADNI as a precedent , we 'll also be standing with Parkinson 's patients , their loved ones and the majority of Americans who want us to move beyond political agendas and advance the promise of stem cell research . He says new collaboration helped scientists find biomarker for Alzheimer 's . Later , Judge ruled to stop fed funds for stem cell research , bringing programs to halt . Fox : " The judge said the government had no right to use taxpayer money in this way and that it was a violation of federal law.
Michael J . Fox says August brought good news , bad news for research on chronic disease . He says new collaboration helped scientists find biomarker for Alzheimer 's . Later , Judge ruled to stop fed funds for stem cell research , bringing programs to halt . Fox : " The judge said the government had no right to use taxpayer money in this way and that it was a violation of federal law.