NIH Awards $3.1M to Study Speech in Patients Given DBS Surgery
Jan 20, 2021 07:00 am | Diana Campelo Delgado
 A branch of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.1 million, multiyear grant to a research team to study changes in speech, and look at movement, in Parkinson’s patients given bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS). The grant from the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) was given to a collaborative team of researchers […]
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COVID-19 Lockdown Took Heavy Toll on Patients, Italian Study Finds
Jan 20, 2021 07:00 am | Marta Figueiredo
 Ten weeks of lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Italy led to a worsening of cognitive, behavioral, and motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease, particularly those with mild cognitive impairment, a study shows. These findings add to previous reports linking COVID-19-related confinement to significantly poorer sleep in these patients, aggravating disease symptoms […]
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Study: Schizophrenia Increases Risk of Late-life Parkinson’s
Jan 19, 2021 07:00 am | Marta Figueiredo
 People with schizophrenia spectrum disorder have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease later in life, according to both regional and nationwide data from Finland. This higher risk may be associated with medication-induced changes in the brain’s dopamine system — also affected in Parkinson’s patients — or disease-associated mechanisms, and further studies are needed to clarify […]
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Dormant Viruses May Cause Parkinson’s
Jan 19, 2021 07:00 am | Forest Ray PhD
 Dormant viruses lying hidden in the nervous system can give rise to Parkinson’s disease, according to a newly-published biological model. The article describing this finding, “How microcompetition with latent viruses can cause α synuclein aggregation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and eventually Parkinson’s disease,” was published in the Journal of NeuroVirology. Malfunctioning mitochondria — structures within cells that provide […]
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Change Your Perspective to See the View From the Top
Jan 18, 2021 09:00 am | Sherri Woodbridge
 The sun was bright and the sky was clear, but my windows were filthy. So, given that information, you might be able to draw the logical conclusion that the sun’s radiating, healing rays were distorted. In their place, a tinge of brown was cast against the sky. From my window, it was dismal, dreary, and […]
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Trial Will Assess Safety, Efficacy of New DBS Feature for Percept PC Device
Jan 18, 2021 07:00 am | Joana Carvalho
 Medtronic has launched a clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of adaptive deep brain stimulation, or aDBS, an investigational feature of its Percept PC Neurostimulator device, in people with Parkinson’s disease. Unlike conventional continuous deep brain stimulation, known as cDBS — in which electrical signals used for brain stimulation must be manually adjusted […]
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The Tale of a PD Patient, Social Media, and a Crowdfunding Campaign
Jan 18, 2021 07:00 am | Mary Chapman
 With north of 150,000 followers on his TikTok account, elite athlete Jimmy Choi knows his way around social media. After all, the ultra marathoner has competed on four seasons of the popular TV series “American Ninja Warrior.” He’s also had Parkinson’s disease (PD) since 2003. Still, nothing prepared the world-record holder for push-ups and burpees […]
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When Parkinson’s Escalates Confusion, I Use Emotion Management Tools
Jan 15, 2021 09:00 am | Dr. C
 Every 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
 The 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
 An 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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