If, like me, you are a caregiver, you may have heard comments like these before: “Is there anything I can do?” “Let me know if you need anything.” “I am available if you need help!” Genuine offers of support are wonderful and always appreciated. It’s comforting to know that people…

Patients participating in a three-week digital intervention program designed to complement levodopa, the standard treatment for Parkinson’s disease, showed measurable structural and functional changes in brain networks involved in movement, accompanied by meaningful easing of motor symptoms. The pilot study evaluated Remepy‘s investigational hybrid therapy, Hybridopa, in…

Language-based analyses of how people with Parkinson’s disease tell stories may provide a more nuanced look at how the disease affects memory and cognition, according to a study. In fact, the data suggest that a language-based approach can distinguish between people with or without Parkinson’s more accurately…

Taking part in a structured table tennis program may help improve movement, balance, and walking endurance in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a small pilot study that found participants were able to walk about 20 feet farther after completing the program. Participants also self-reported fewer depressive symptoms by…

A tablet-based set of video games called SmartMe&You reflected cognitive status in people with Parkinson’s-related mild cognitive impairment or mild-to-moderate dementia, a new study found. “These video games have the potential to serve as a reliable, unsupervised digital home telemonitoring cognitive battery for periodic assessment of cognitive status in…