Researchers looking at the brainstems of children and young adults exposed lifelong to air pollution in Mexico City have discovered disturbing evidence of neurological harm. Their study is published in Environmental Research.
Preliminary results from the PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson's Disease pilot study demonstrate the feasibility to conduct comprehensive genetic testing and genetic counseling for the larger Parkinson's disease (PD) community, as well as the identification of rare genetic mutation carriers linked to PD.
Rehab approaches depend on symptoms presented by the patient and functional deficits assessed by a clinician, according to Saloni Agarwal, PT, author of this feature for Rehab Management.
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) announces the full schedule for the 2020 APDA Optimism Walks — a nationwide movement to mobilize and inspire people to step up and help put an end to Parkinson’s disease (PD).
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A new generation of wearables in the funnel can monitor, encourage, and even treat people suffering from chronic neurological disorders such as stroke, cerebral palsy, and even the essential tremors that come with Parkinson’s Disease. They’re small, they’re fierce, and they are all in for conquering learned non-use.
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) is launching a limited-series podcast beginning Wednesday, May 6, 2020, designed to help people with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners navigate their way through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has released “Together, We Can Solve the Parkinson’s Puzzle,” a new video resource to help empower patients and families to participate in Parkinson’s research.
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Evidence suggests that Parkinson’s disease is partly an autoimmune disease. In addition, signs of autoimmunity can appear in Parkinson’s disease patients years before their official diagnosis, researchers from La Jolla Institute for Immunology suggest in Nature Communications.
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Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital report they may have found the brain cell that triggers tremor and how to control it.
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) launches its fourth annual Fox Trot 5K Run/Walk Series, a series of eight community events across the United States in support of a cure for Parkinson’s disease.
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MedRhythms announces the advancement of its pipeline of neurologic rehabilitation products in multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease (PD).
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Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Rochester Medical Center, are teaching machines to evaluate tremor severity in Parkinson’s disease patients, they report.
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Researchers propose a new diagnostic testing method for Parkinson’s disease that involves computer keystroke time rather than gait and balance.
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Chaperone proteins in human cells dynamically interact with the protein α-Synuclein, which is strongly associated with Parkinson’s disease. A disturbed relationship to these “bodyguards” leads to cell damage and the formation of Lewy bodies typical for Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers from the University of Basel’s Biozentrum and published in Nature.
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(Reuters Health) – A small study finds that some people lose their ability to swim when their Parkinson’s disease is treated with deep brain stimulation.
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A procedure that applies pulses of focused ultrasound to the brain is safe and effective for reducing tremors and improving quality of life in people with essential tremor (ET) or Parkinson’s disease (PD) tremor, according to a new study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
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The Leap Motion Controller (LMC) system used with serious games may be an effective option for a rehabilitation tool for improving coordination, speed of movements, and fine upper limb (UL) dexterity in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published recently in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation.
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Developed by In-Step Mobility and Michael J. Fox, the LaserCue is designed to attach to any cane and project a red laser line onto the floor as a way to help those with Parkinson’s disease reduce gait freezing and falls.
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