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April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

Trial Will Test Music-based Therapy for Improving Walking Ability

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MedRhythms is launching a clinical trial of its experimental digital therapy MR-005, which seeks to use sensors, music, and software to improve walking ability in people with Parkinson’s disease and ... Read more

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

Chef with Parkinson’s, Zarela Martinez, and Acorda Open Mexican Food Series

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Zarela Martinez, a celebrity chef with Parkinson’s disease (PD), has partnered with Acorda Therapeutics to create a video series aimed at helping people live well with the progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Release of the ... Read more

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

Intense Rehabilitation Can Help People at Earlier Disease Stages, Study Finds

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An intensive and sweeping rehabilitation program, given in a hospital, led to significant short-term improvements in the functional and cognitive abilities of people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease in a recent study. ... Read more

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

Peruvian Family Sell Their Home to Afford Mother’s DBS Treatment

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Dorys, a 66-year-old woman with Parkinson’s who lives in Peru, was able to be treated for her progressive disease through an extreme sacrifice: the sale of her family’s home. Diagnosed 15 ... Read more

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

How Mutated Parkin Protein Causes Form of Early Onset Parkinson’s Detailed

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The parkin protein, whose mutated form is linked to certain cases of early onset Parkinson’s disease, protects neurons by lowering levels of potentially harmful oxidants, and by removing them from areas ... Read more

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Enzyme Triggers Parkin Protein to Quickly Clear Damaged Mitochondria, Study Finds

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An enzyme called AMPK drives the clearance of damaged mitochondria, each cell’s energy source, by rapidly promoting the initial activation of the parkin protein — whose deficiency is linked to ... Read more

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

Study Shows Difficulty of Adapting Movements to Obstacles

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People with Parkinson’s disease are less able to adapt their movements before crossing obstacles such as mounting a curb, according to a recent study. This type of adaptation, called locomotor ... Read more

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

MJFF Spotlights Online Fitness, Wellness Programs Tailored to Patients

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) has a growing cache of community exercises, fitness activities, and mental strengthening skills that Parkinson’s (PD) patients can use any time and any place ... Read more

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

Molecular Link Found Between Parkinson’s and Skin Cancer

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Researchers have found a molecular link between Parkinson’s disease and melanoma, a type of skin cancer, in the form of protein clumps. Their study results were presented at the spring ... Read more

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

Neurons, Not Nearby Cells, Decide Dopamine Levels, Study Reports

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Dopamine-releasing cells in the brain, much like most other hormone-producing cells, have a self-regulating feedback mechanism that controls their activity, researchers have discovered. That is, healthy nerve cells themselves determine ... Read more