People with Parkinson’s disease can learn how to re-train their gait and improve their walking ability with the help of a new app that’s available for free on both the iOS and Android stores. Walking Tall lets users define their own training time and rhythm, and delivers a rhythmic…

A documentary premiering July 29 on Israel’s satellite TV service provider, yes, highlights what one Parkinson’s disease patient was able to achieve when he set out to advocate for himself and other patients.  In collaboration with Nisan Katz and Nir Kafri…

Within a few years, doctors will be able to remotely evaluate patients for their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and frontotemporal dementia — without having to hook them up to expensive, cumbersome machines generally found only in hospitals. That’s the vision of Israeli entrepreneur Nathan…

Parkinson’s News Today keeps you up-to-date with research into Parkinson’s disease as it emerges. We brought you daily coverage of experiments into the basic biology of Parkinson’s, results of clinical and pre-clinical trials, and key findings from Parkinson’s research around the globe. We look forward to bringing more such…

Aptinyx will soon open a Phase 2 clinical study of NYX-458, a potential oral treatment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Although the main features of Parkinson’s involve difficulties with mobility and motor function, many patients also experience non-motor symptoms that include cognitive problems, for…

Twice in the past month I have had what I am calling panic (anxiety) attacks, which are something I had never experienced before. I had shortness of breath and my heart was beating much faster than normal. Since the only activity I was involved in at the time was trying…

Just when I was going to have a pity party, I received this question from a reader: “What’s your secret for dealing with the everyday?” Her question was in response to an article I wrote. Her frustration had to do with her not being able to embrace the “gift” that…

I have been reading a book by disability advocate Joni Eareckson Tada. One part in particular had me mulling over it for days. In her book, Joni tells a story about a time when her team went to Uganda to deliver wheelchairs to those in need. A man named…

When I think of a warrior, I think of Mel Gibson and the role he played in the movie “Braveheart.” Gibson played the main character, Sir William Wallace, a Scottish knight. He was a warrior for his homeland Scotland, fighting for freedom against the English.  Although…

The recent discovery of a previously unknown region of the human brain could have significant implications for neurodegenerative disorders affecting motor skills, such as Parkinson’s disease and motor neuron diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy…