Before deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical treatment for Parkinson’s disease, made it possible for guitarist Fabio Dwyer to again play and return to his livelihood in Canada, all had seemed lost. Be it performing, composing, or teaching, Dwyer’s world was ensconced in music. He had helped…
A decade after its establishment, the Friends of Parkinson’s — a group that supports, educates, and advocates for those living with the progressive neurodegenerative disorder — is asking for donations to allow it to grow and be of greater help. Jamillah Ali-Rahman, who founded the Nevada-based nonprofit in 2014,…
Researchers at Harvard and Boston universities have adapted a soft, robotic wearable device to help mitigate the effects of gait freezing, a potentially disabling Parkinson’s disease symptom marked by patients feeling like their feet are stuck to the floor, and they’re unable to take another step. The device or…
A growing need for local doctors able to compassionately, as well as accurately, diagnose Parkinson’s disease exists, as the number of people being given a Parkinson’s diagnosis is rising in the U.S. while access to movement disorder specialists — trained in knowing how best to deliver such news…
Richard Wyse, MD, director of clinical development at Cure Parkinson’s, is among those in the United Kingdom (U.K.) recognized for their services to the public through inclusion on His Majesty The King’s New Year’s Honours List. Wyse, recognized for his work with Parkinson’s disease, is among…
A pathologist at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSA) is studying whether a treatment developed to aid in recovery from a stroke can be used as a preventive intervention for dysphagia in early Parkinson’s disease. Giselle Carnaby, who is also a public health scientist,…
A neurologist and movement disorders specialist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), is working to develop a way to help Parkinson’s disease researchers better assess and recruit Black patients into clinical studies. If successful, the tool planned by Jennifer Adrissi could be adapted for use…
The University of Buffalo (UB) now has a Parkinson Voice Project (PVP) SPEAK OUT! center, featuring its signature speech therapy program, which aims to help people with Parkinson’s disease — at no cost to them — maintain their voices, minimize any swallowing problems, and better communicate with,…
The Parkinson’s Foundation presented the Movement Disorders Clinic at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with a plaque last month that marks its recent designation as a Comprehensive Care Center. The university was one of six centers named in June 2022 as part of the Foundation’s…
U.K. scientist Dario Alessi, PhD, has been named the winner of the 2023 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research — awarded annually by the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) to a researcher who makes exceptional contributions in the field of Parkinson’s disease and seeks…
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