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This Khan Academy Medicine video shared in May 2015 focuses on the types of medication used to manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Back to the Future film inspires effort to detect Parkinson’s disease in its earliest phases.   Using hand-drawn illustrations, the film explains that there…

In this video from Butler Hospital, Providence, shared in November 2010, Dr. Joseph H. Friedman, an international expert in Parkinson’s disease, discusses some of the common symptoms of the condition as patients talk about how these symptoms affect their day-to-day life. A glove-like device may help to counter…

While the exact cause of Parkinson’s disease is currently unknown, scientists have come up with four possible theories of causes for the condition according to the Mayo Clinic.   There are certain genes which, when they become mutated, cause Parkinson’s disease. However, these mutated genes are very…

In this Veterans Health Association video, we learn a little more about advanced Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Nicholas Galifianakis from San Francisco VAMC, talks about the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in later stages, including dementia, depression, incontinence and urinary problems. Discover what dopamine is and what role it plays…

Chad Moir runs a personal training company called DopaFit, which specializes in training people with Parkinson’s disease. Find out about a group of people with young-onset Parkinson’s disease who are using boxing therapy to improve their lives.  In this video, Chad demonstrates some seated exercises which aim to…

In this TODAY video shared in November 2014, Today host Willie Geist talks to Michael J. Fox and Ryan Reynolds about Parkinson’s disease. Read Michael J. Fox’s famous quote about Parkinson’s disease. Michael J. Fox was famously diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 when he was just…

https://vimeo.com/larrycappetto2016/gregorychandler https://vimeo.com/160198881 This Larry TV video is all about the charming Gregory Chandler from Montrose, Colorado. Find out about a group of people with early onset Parkinson’s disease who are using boxing therapy to improve their lives.  Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1982, Gregory doesn’t let the disease get…

https://vimeo.com/162490862   In this Ted Talks video from VanBerlo, designer Mileha Soneji talks about growing up with her uncle who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Discover some simple relaxation solutions for patients with Parkinson’s disease here.  Mileha takes us through some simple hacks she designed which can make…

https://vimeo.com/98760442 “One person every hour in the UK is diagnosed with Parkinson’s” is just one of the many surprising figures in this 2014 video from Rekha Garton. Another one? That one in 20 of those will be under the age of 40. Michael J. Fox Foundation grant aims…

“Every hour, someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson’s.” Key to neuron death in Parkinson’s disease found in aging mitochondria. Read more here. The role of dopamine in Parkinson’s disease is briefly explained in this video from Parkinson’s UK, as well as the symptoms experienced…