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When Parkinson’s Escalates Confusion, I Use Emotion Management Tools

Jan 15, 2021 09:00 am | Dr. C

 

emotions, joy, setbacks, adaptability, PTSD, early stage, remission, default mode network, insular cortex, criteria, hallucinations, stormEvery New Year’s Eve, I stay awake until the stroke of midnight. It is a tradition of mine. I use this moment every year to be thankful for the good things that happened in the year, and to set a contract with myself for next year’s goals. This year, while getting ready for bed, I […]

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Alpha-Synuclein RNA Molecule May Help Tell Apart Parkinson’s, DLB

Jan 15, 2021 07:00 am | Joana Carvalho

 

alpha-synucleinThe levels of a specific RNA molecule that provides instructions to make the alpha-synuclein protein may help, at an early stage, to distinguish patients with Parkinson’s disease from those with dementia with Lewy bodies, a study has found. Researchers said these results highlight the importance of exploring the potential utility of RNA molecules — also […]

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Plant Extract Shows Promise as Parkinson’s Therapy in Rodent Study

Jan 15, 2021 07:00 am | Steve Bryson PhD

 

plant extract WIN-1001XAn extract from three plant species reduced signs of motor disturbances in rodent models of Parkinson’s disease and lessened the associated molecular defects of the cellular recycling process known as autophagy, a study showed.  Further research is needed to confirm that the active component of the plant extract could serve as a potential treatment for […]

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Looking at Beauty From the Inside Out

Jan 14, 2021 03:00 pm | Sherri Woodbridge

 

perspective, masks, writing, New Year's resolutions, anxiety, grateful, abbreviations, beautiful, gift guide, strength, death, misunderstood, rebuilding, generation, water, care, healthy, chanceAccording to Boom! cosmetics, founded by the late Cindy Joseph, a science link is said to exist between feeling good inside and having beautiful skin on the outside. Psychodermatology, for example, studies the relationship between the mind and the skin, and a correlation seems to exist between what’s going on inside of us and how […]

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Focused Ultrasound May Help Treat Motor Symptoms, Trial Finds

Jan 14, 2021 07:00 am | Steve Bryson PhD

 

focused ultrasound treatmentPeople with Parkinson’s disease with symptoms affecting one side of the body, who were treated with focused ultrasound targeting the affected brain region, showed an improvement in motor features after four months, a small study reported.  Side effects included involuntary movements, muscle weakness, speech problems, and difficulty walking. While most were temporary, in a few […]

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MIND Diet Delays Parkinson’s Onset, Research Shows

Jan 14, 2021 07:00 am | Steve Bryson PhD

 

MIND dietLater age at Parkinson’s disease onset is associated with high adherence to the MIND diet and benefits women more than three times as much as it does men, a study has shown.  In contrast, adherence to the Greek Mediterranean diet significantly correlates with a later age of Parkinson’s onset in men.  Based on these findings, people […]

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Saying Goodbye to Dad After a Visit Is Never Easy

Jan 13, 2021 03:00 pm | Mary Beth Skylis

 

saying goodbyeThe morning is crisp and the ground is frozen by the brutal Michigan winter temperatures. I pile my belongings into the back of my Subaru as I prepare to say my goodbyes, again. In 2020, I spent nearly three months here, the most time I had been at home since I left for Colorado in […]

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Array of Motor Symptoms Seen to Most Bother Patients, Changing Over Time

Jan 12, 2021 08:30 am | Marisa Wexler

 

Parkinson's surveyAs Parkinson’s disease progresses, the symptoms that are most bothersome to patients change, a survey study reports. Specifically, hallmark motor symptoms like dyskinesia (involuntary movements) and those affecting walking, balance and speech were mentioned most by those with longer disease duration, while tremor ranked high among people at earlier stages. The study, “People with Parkinson’s Disease: What Symptoms […]

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Smartphone App Shows COVID-19 Lockdowns Led to Big Drop in Walking

Jan 12, 2021 07:00 am | Steve Bryson PhD

 

walking, COVID-19 lockdownA smartphone application designed to measure and monitor the walking mobility of people with Parkinson’s disease captured a 44% decrease in daily activities during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, a study assessing the app reported. The lack of movement was due to confinement, not worsening disability, the results confirmed. These results were published in the journal Movement Disorders, […]

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Q&A With Deborah Brooks, Executive Vice Chair of Fox Foundation

Jan 12, 2021 07:00 am | Hawken Miller

 

Fox Foundation Q&ADeborah W. Brooks, a former vice president at Goldman Sachs, had always had a “tug” toward nonprofit work, and after watching enough gala videos that brought her to tears, she decided to fully invest in a cause. A first meeting with the actor Michael J. Fox led her to Parkinson’s. “We clicked the day we met,” […]

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