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• Parkinson's Disease News - Editor's Picks (Archive 2016.11) March 17, 2017 Newsfeed: PD News PD Research News PD Fitness News PD Boxing News PD Web Articles PD Blogs PD Editor's Picks PD Twitter Newsfeed Neurons Paralyze Us During REM SleepIt will also be most useful in the study of Parkinson’s disease, since these pathologies are related. This work was published on December 12, 2016 on the website of the journal Brain.…
• Symptoms of some drugs may imitate dementia - SFGate July 27, 2019 Symptoms of some drugs may imitate dementia  SFGateBy all accounts, the woman, in her late 60s, appeared to have severe dementia. She was largely incoherent. Her short-term memory was terrible. She couldn't ...
• Drug interactions may imitate dementia - Oklahoman.com July 30, 2019 Drug interactions may imitate dementia  Oklahoman.comBy all accounts, the woman, in her late 60s, appeared to have severe dementia. She was largely incoherent. Her short-term memory was terrible. She couldn't ...
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• Monthy research review – December 2019 December 30, 2019   At the end of each month the SoPD writes a post which provides an overview of some of the major pieces of Parkinson’s-related research that were made available during December 2019. The post is divided into seven parts based on the type of research: Basic biology Disease mechanism Clinical research New clinical trials Clinical trial news Other news Review…
• Parkinson's Disease News - Editor's Picks (Archive 2016.07) September 30, 2016 Newsfeed: PD News PD Research News PD Fitness News PD Boxing News PD Web Articles PD Blogs PD Editor's Picks PD Twitter Newsfeed Pedaling for Parkinson’sThat is what it’s like living with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, neurodegenerative disorder in which the loss of cells in various parts of the brain leaves people less able to control their…
• Monthly Research Review – November 2020 November 30, 2020   At the end of each month the SoPD writes a post which provides an overview of some of the major pieces of Parkinson’s-related research that were made available during November 2020. The post is divided into seven parts based on the type of research: Basic biology Disease mechanism Clinical research New clinical trials Clinical trial news Conferences/lectures Other news…
• LIFE Shared This Remarkable Parkinson’s Disease Story in 1959. A Lot Has Changed Since Then June 1, 2017 The great LIFE photographer Margaret Bourke-White was in Tokyo in 1952 when she first discovered that, in the middle of a physically demanding photojournalistic career, the dull pain in her left leg was becoming something more. Rising from a meal, she found herself, for a few steps at least, unable to walk. As she would recount in an extraordinary LIFE…
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• Giving Back & Living Well with Parkinson’s April 2, 2020 “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Gandhi When we ask people in our community what they do to live well, the vast majority say that giving back is at the top of their list. Whether they give back by leading support groups, participating in clinical trials, educating themselves so they…
• A Primer on Sleep and Parkinson’s August 14, 2019 For many years, the benefits and causes of sleep remained a mystery. However, in the past few years, sleep science has grown significantly. We now have a deeper understanding of the importance of sleep, why it is so essential to sleep consistently and properly, the effects of sleep medicine and how people with Parkinson’s are specifically affected. Matthew Walker, PhD…
• The nightmare before Christmas December 19, 2020 Saturday 19 December 2020My own neurological condition pales into insignificance with what I am about to share.My 16-year-old daughter Rosa has trigeminal neuralgia. Sometimes referred to as the suicide condition, this is one of the most painful disorders known to medical science. Let me explain...Three years ago, Rosa started to get occasional sharp pains in her jaw on the right hand…
• When DBS Powers Down: A Personal Account of What Happens When the Device Stops Working December 7, 2018 Recently, someone in our community shared a DBS story with us. We want to share it with you because they learned some important lessons that may be helpful to you someday. We hope you (or someone you love) never have to go through something like this, but in case you do, we want you to have the benefit of learning…
• 2020: Year in Review January 1, 2021 # # # # In this end-of-year post, we review the Parkinson’s research that caught our attention at SoPD HQ in 2020. Month-by-month we will briefly discuss some of the major pieces of research/ announcements that have defined the year and advanced our understanding of Parkinson’s. The list is based on nothing more than the author’s personal opinion – apologies…
• Young-onset Patients, Like This 34-Year-Old Mom, Focus of Parkinson’s Foundation and Awareness Month March 29, 2019 Christina Korines was 22 — a recent college graduate and a newly minted Spanish teacher — when she noticed a tremor in her right foot. That tremor soon progressed into a pronounced limp, and an arm that didn’t swing when she walked. Something was terribly wrong, she just didn’t know what. Neither did her doctors. ”It was exhausting. It was like my…
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• The Upside of “Negative” Emotions in Coping with Parkinson’s July 31, 2018 “Perhaps the most difficult test commonly used for recruiting elite special forces soldiers has nothing to do with marksmanship or proficiency in hand-to-hand combat. It’s a simple jog down a remote road. Young men are instructed to don full gear and report to the starting point early in the morning, often sleep deprived and hungry. What makes this particular run unusually challenging is that…
• Monthly research review: February 2020 February 29, 2020   At the end of each month the SoPD writes a post which provides an overview of some of the major pieces of Parkinson’s-related research that were made available during February 2020. The post is divided into seven parts based on the type of research: Basic biology Disease mechanism Clinical research New clinical trials Clinical trial news Other news Review…