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February 25, 2021February 23, 2021
Together Our Disease Communities Form an Unstoppable Team

“Snowflakes. One of nature’s most fragile things, but just look at what they do when they stick together.” – Unknown As I look out my ... Read more
February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
Project to Test Virtual Reality Weight-Shifting Strategies for Gait Freezing

A three-year U.K. project will investigate whether weight-shifting strategies, developed and tested using virtual reality, can help people with Parkinson’s disease to overcome freezing of ... Read more
February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
Parkinson’s UK Invests Up to £800,000 in New Trial Testing GDNF

Parkinson’s UK is paving the way for a future clinical trial that will continue to test a naturally occurring protein, the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic ... Read more
February 24, 2021February 23, 2021
Supporting My Dad as He Faces Unique Challenges With Parkinson’s

I don’t have Parkinson’s disease, but my dad does. And sometimes I wonder how lonely it can be. Even when we as loved ones try ... Read more
February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
5 Genes May Underlie Lewy Body Dementia, With Overlap in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

Five genes appear to be involved in the onset and development of Lewy body dementia (LBD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by toxic protein clumps, known ... Read more

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June 22, 2018June 22, 2018

New Tool Effectively Monitors Sleep Quality in Parkinson’s Patients, Researchers Say

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A new tool called cardiopulmonary coupling could be used to effectively evaluate sleep quality in Parkinson’s disease patients, who often experience sleep disorders, according to a study. The study, “Assessment of sleep quality using cardiopulmonary coupling analysis in patients with Parkinson’s ... Read more

Together Our Disease Communities Form an Unstoppable Team

Project to Test Virtual Reality Weight-Shifting Strategies for Gait Freezing

Parkinson’s UK Invests Up to £800,000 in New Trial Testing GDNF

Supporting My Dad as He Faces Unique Challenges With Parkinson’s

5 Genes May Underlie Lewy Body Dementia, With Overlap in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

MJFF Backs Investigation of Parkinson’s-linked Protein Complex

First US Patient Receives New Vercise Genus Deep Brain Stimulation Device

Probiotic as Add-on Treatment Seen to Aid Patients in Small Study

Access to Information About Parkinson’s Disease Is Getting Better

Blackfynn Acquires Therapy Potentially Ready for Phase 3 Testing

Cure Parkinson’s Grant Supports Potential Iron-trapping Treatment

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COVID-19 and Flu Viruses Can Worsen Parkinson’s Symptoms

Dosing Begins in Early Trial of Oral Therapy to Protect Dopaminergic Neurons

Low White Blood Cell Counts May Indicate Early Stages of Parkinson’s

Our Parkinson’s Journeys May Be Different, but You Are Not Alone

Singing, Laughing, and Humming Can Bring Little Victories

Neupro Patches ‘Impressive’ Option as Dopamine Treatment, Review Says

SITraN, Verge Partner to Develop, Advance to Trial New Therapeutic Targets

Mobile Parkapp Will Monitor, Help Diagnose Parkinson’s

Stem Cell Therapies Show Promise, But Challenges and Risks Remain

China Approves MR-guided Focused Ultrasound to Treat Tremors

Yumanity Shares Update on Potential Treatment YTX-7739

The Parkinson’s Journey Is Difficult, but We Know We Are Loved

MJFF $495K Grant to Help Move Alterity’s Potential Oral Therapy Into Trials

MJFF Opens Fund for Research Into Minority, Other Overlooked Groups

Parkinson’s Foundation, VA Host Online Symposium for US Vets on March 20

AI Coupled With Videos of Movement May Help in Diagnosing Parkinson’s

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Investment Backs Vibrating Device That Eases Motor Symptoms

Hint of Benefit Seen With Blood Pressure Medicine in Steady-PD3 Trial

Newronika’s AlphaDBS System Implanted in First Patient

Potential ASO Therapies for Patients With GBA Mutations Ready for Testing

My Symptoms Are Worsening, but Everyone Thinks I Look ‘Fine’

Air Pollution Tightly Linked to Parkinson’s Clusters in Swiss Study

Bile Acids Altered by Gut Microbes in Appendix

The Woman Who Taught Me How to Be Blind Yet Able to See

Adira Foundation Arises From Life-altering Accident to Help Those With Chronic Ills

Alpha-blockers for Enlarged Prostate May Lower Parkinson’s Risk

How Do You Know When Your Parkinson’s Is Getting Worse?