Dealing with Major Life Changes
Feb 14, 2020 09:00 am | Dr. C
“What? You’re moving again? Are you insane?” Neo exclaims. (Neo is my brain’s neocortex, which I’ve mentioned in previous columns.) “I’ve been called many things, yet still retain my sanity. I hope to do so through this very stressful process of moving,” I respond. “How do you plan to do that? You’re giving up your sanctuary!” […]
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Cure Parkinson’s Trust, Van Andel Institute Give $4.5M to Support Trials into New Treatments
Feb 14, 2020 07:00 am | Mary Chapman
Cure Parkinson’s Trust (CPT) and the Van Andel Institute (VAI) will contribute $4.5 million in total to support a global program that seeks to develop disease-modifying Parkinson’s therapies. The three-year funding agreement backs the international Linked Clinical Trials (LCT) initiative, established by the two organizations in 2012 to identify treatments that might slow, stop, and reverse […]
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IGF-1 May Be Involved in Parkinson’s Development, Review Suggests
Feb 14, 2020 07:00 am | Margarida Azevedo, MSc
Increasing evidence links insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) deficiency to the development and progression of Parkinson’s disease, a review study said. Estrogen, the female sex hormone thought to hold potential beneficial effects against Parkinson’s, or PD, may exert its protective actions via IGF-1, the researchers said. The data may open new avenues to develop combined […]
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Be the Dancer and Be the Artist
Feb 13, 2020 09:00 am | Lori DePorter
Would you — a person with Parkinson’s — ever call yourself a dancer? An artist? Graceful? Well, it’s possible. Be open to the idea. You may be surprised. I certainly was. Recently, I met David Leventhal, the program director of Dance for PD. The program brings together trained dancers who are experts at moving alongside […]
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Memory-related Mild Cognitive Impairment May Be Linked to More Severe Alpha-Synuclein Buildup, Researchers Say
Feb 13, 2020 07:00 am | Catarina Silva, MSc
Memory-related mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease may be associated with a more severe buildup of alpha-synuclein protein in the brain — such as that observed in more advanced stages of the disease, a study finds. The results of the study, “Neuropathological Findings in Parkinson’s Disease With Mild Cognitive Impairment,” were published in Movement Disorders. […]
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Parkinson’s Patients Report Orchestrating Their Daily Lives Around Their Decreased Balance Control, Study Finds
Feb 13, 2020 07:00 am | Steve Bryson PhD
People with Parkinson’s disease reported a need for increased planning in their lives due to limited mobility and restrictions in everyday life caused by a decrease in their balance control, a study shows. Study participants described using specific movement and cognitive strategies as a consequence of not trusting their bodies’ capacity to control balance. Their […]
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Palliative Care Leads to Better Quality of Life than Standard Care for PDRD Patients, Study Finds
Feb 12, 2020 11:30 am | Steve Bryson PhD
Palliative care — focusing on physical, psychosocial and spiritual treatment — for people with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders (PDRD) led to a significantly better quality of life (QoL) than standard care alone, a study finds. Easing of both non-motor and motor symptom severity was linked to palliative care intervention — and those with the […]
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Advocating for Parkinson’s Disease in a Hospital Gown
Feb 12, 2020 09:00 am | Sherri Woodbridge
Last week I had surgery. Little did I know that it would be a great time to advocate for Parkinson’s disease (PD). It began with the registration process two days before my hospital check-in. The hospital’s admittance clerk called me with some last-minute instructions for my surgery, which took place two days after the phone call […]
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Activated Immune T-Cells Infiltrate the Brain and Promote Neurodegeneration in Primate Models of Parkinson’s
Feb 12, 2020 07:00 am | Joana Carvalho, PhD
Activated immune T-cells can infiltrate the brain and promote neurodegeneration in non-human primate models of Parkinson’s during the chronic stages of the disease, a study has found. Results of the study, “Chronic infiltration of T lymphocytes into the brain in a non-human primate model of Parkinson’s disease,” were published in the journal Neuroscience. Parkinson’s disease is […]
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Is My Parkinson’s Honeymoon Over?
Feb 11, 2020 09:00 am | Jean Mellano
When I started writing this column, I was having a pity party and was in a bad place. Wanting to reflect positivity, I decided to stop writing until I had a better frame of mind. Why was I feeling sorry for myself? More than four years have passed since my Parkinson’s diagnosis. I didn’t realize […]
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