Impaired cellular energy may interfere with how dopamine — the key chemical messenger that is in short supply in Parkinson’s disease — is packaged and handled inside nerve cells, a new study has found. According to the researchers, such disruptions, and a resulting energy shortage, may promote the formation…
Discussion
A few years ago, I accompanied my dad, who has Parkinson’s disease, to a neurology appointment to observe how his doctor interacted with him and assessed whether his deep brain stimulation hardware needed adjustment. The doctor asked if he was taking the recommended dosage of levodopa at the scheduled…
The Silvi Foundation has officially launched as a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research into Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. As its first initiative, the newly established foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (IND) to support research on blood-based biomarkers…
The Parkinson’s Foundation has released its new national strategy dedicated to improving care for people with Parkinson’s disease by focusing on practical, patient-centered solutions that the nonprofit says will address the real challenges now facing the U.S. community. The new strategy, dubbed Parkinson’s Care and Innovation: A…
Discussion
For a long time, I saw Parkinson’s disease as a problem that just needed the right fix. Like a car that had stalled or hit a rough patch, I thought it could be tuned until it ran smoothly again. My Uncle Brandon had faced tougher challenges before. He wasn’t…
Quitting smoking was linked to a greater risk of Parkinson’s disease compared with continuing to smoke, but it was also associated with a smaller risk of death — especially among those who quit and remained smoke-free — in a large-scale study conducted in South Korea. These new data come…
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