In-home caregiving service provider Comforcare announced a specialized program to support people living with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers. The Parkinson’s Pathway Program is designed to improve patients’ quality of life by providing trained caregivers to help with medication management, movement and exercise, nutrition, and emotional support. “Parkinson’s disease…
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I have always been a voracious reader. I was in love with books even before I could read them, and always wanted the grown-ups to read to me. The Mr. Men and Little Miss books were an early favorite. With titles like “Little Miss Somersault” and “Mr. Nosey,”…
A clinical trial testing Teitur Trophics‘ TT-P34 in Parkinson’s disease will use Neuralight‘s brain function biomarker based on eye movement to assess neural circuitry, the companies announced. Neuralight’s platform provides precise measures of brain function derived from eye movements, based on well-established links between specific eye movement…
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The setting in Sedona, Arizona, was spectacular, with pink sandstone formations surrounding the guest house where my 40-something daughter, Lynn, and I were staying for six days in September 2024. We were there to participate in a spiritual growth retreat led by a therapist I admired. On the first day,…
A team at Michigan State University (MSU) won two grants to support research into portable devices designed to improve communication for people with Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonism. Thea Knowles, PhD, assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, is leading a team investigating the devices’ effectiveness at…
Light therapy using Celeste, Photopharmics’ investigational photo-neuromodulation device, was seen in a clinical trial to ease nonmotor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease, and to also improve quality of life for patients. Treatment also showed a trend toward reduced motor symptoms, the study’s main goal, although this effect…
Becoming educated and informed about Parkinson’s is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your Parkinson’s journey.
There is no cure for Parkinson’s yet, but there are treatments that can help manage the disease. Learn more about current therapeutic approaches here.
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