People with a specific variation in a gene that helps control the immune system are less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders, a new study reports. Scientists think that people carrying this genetic variant might benefit from vaccines that could help to delay the progression of…
A considerable number of people with Parkinson’s disease living at home missed every flu vaccination given over five years despite being at higher risk of preventable respiratory infections, a single-site U.S. study of homebound and ambulatory patients found. Nearly 25% of these patients also expressed hesitancy about vaccines, and…
An international team of experts has recommended that people with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers receive vaccines for COVID-19. The recommendations were published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, in a paper titled, “COVID-19 Vaccination for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease: Light at the End of the…
It’s flu season, my least favorite time of year. I always experience some flu-like reactions to the vaccine and get a mild viral infection anyway. This year, after receiving two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, I experienced strong (not adverse) reactions. Given the association between viruses and the exacerbation…
That the formation of alpha-synuclein aggregates, formed by misfolded forms of the protein, is somehow linked to Parkinson’s disease development is a fact few would dispute. Whether preventing the formation, or increasing the clearance of these protein masses, possibly by vaccination, as a viable approach to treatment is, however, a…
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