{"podcast":{"title":"The Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson's Podcast","slug":"the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210","podcast_index_feed_id":1065210,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/mjff/","website_url":"https://www.michaeljfox.org","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1e4a6bd5-c35c-4e9c-b22c-04f4ad235eff/Dawmgi9Sm78OcJj78NoRZRga.jpg","author":"The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research","episode_count":271,"summary":"Subscribe for coverage and analysis of current neurology/brain research, patient and caregiver profiles, drug development strategy, pioneering nonprofit management and other topics of interest in a wide-ranging series of conversations that include the voices of those affected by Parkinson's as well as clinicians.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T06:20:49.439752+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210"},"episode":{"title":"What Causes Parkinson’s Disease? (Webinar Audio)","slug":"what-causes-parkinson-s-disease-webinar-audio","published_at":"2026-04-22T13:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210/what-causes-parkinson-s-disease-webinar-audio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210","url":"https://www.michaeljfox.org","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fa730d55-4a2b-4a3e-901a-8b8e67bd5163.mp3","summary":"Many people diagnosed with Parkinson’s and their loved ones wonder what caused the disease. Researchers believe Parkinson’s is caused by a mix of genetic, environmental and age-related factors that may contribute differently to each person. Tune in to audio from this month’s Third Thursdays Webinar to hear our panel of leading Parkinson’s experts discuss the latest efforts to understand what causes the disease so we can better treat and one day prevent it altogether. Join the movement to end Parkinson’s this Parkinson’s Awareness Month at michaeljfox.org/April Like our podcasts? Please consider leaving a rating or review and sharing the series with your community. https://apple.co/3p02Jw0 Whether you have Parkinson’s or not, you can help move research forward. Join the study that’s changing everything at michaeljfox.org/podcast-ppmi. Mentioned in this episode: Researchers are studying the link between sense of smell and brain health. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a scratch-and-sniff test. It’s free, mailed to your home and takes just 15 minutes to complete. mysmelltest.org/getstarted","meta_description":"Many people diagnosed with Parkinson’s and their loved ones wonder what caused the disease. Researchers believe Parkinson’s is caused by a mix of genetic,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3150,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210/episodes/what-causes-parkinson-s-disease-webinar-audio/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-parkinson-s-podcast-1065210/what-causes-parkinson-s-disease-webinar-audio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}