According to this year’s Parkinson’s Foundation State of the Community Survey, disease symptoms and medication knowledge are top concerns for the Parkinson’s disease community. More than half of the participants identified motor symptoms (61%), especially tremor, gait, and balance issues, and nonmotor symptoms (52%), including sleep,…
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This month, Michael J. Fox turned 65. And I’ve had a crush on the man for almost 40 years. Back in the 1980s, when I grew up, the show “Family Ties” was at its height. It starred Fox as the teenage son of two ex-hippies, and he had…
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Scenic Biotech has joined the LRRK2 Investigative Therapeutics Exchange (LITE) program to study its PLA2G15 inhibitors as a potential treatment approach for Parkinson’s disease, including in people with LRRK2 gene mutations. The program is an initiative from The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) designed to identify biomarkers…
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Levodopa was first used in clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease in 1961, and it eventually became the gold standard for treatment. Today, it’s still the most common medication available for managing symptoms like tremors and stiffness. But “off” periods — when the medication wears off —…
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UZ Leuven and KU Leuven, two institutions in Belgium, have introduced NeuroEXPLORER PET into clinical practice. The ultra-high-resolution PET scanner, developed by United Imaging Healthcare, is designed to visualize small, deep brain regions, including those involved in Parkinson’s disease. Within the first…
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Throughout my late uncle Brandon’s journey with Parkinson’s disease, my family made sure he kept up with his physical therapy. At one point, we started seeing progress. His balance seemed a little better. His confidence had improved. And he was buying into the process more than he had in…
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