YOPD

This Week's Highlights: NASA sending Parkinson’s brain cells to space; Is red light therapy a potential hope for treating pain associated with PD; Understanding exercise intensity; reconnecting through rhythm; Info on Parkinson’s meds & nutritional supplements; gene therapy nears trial for PD-GBA; Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease (YOPD); How long do the effects of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery last?; MS, ALS & PD: Cure one, cure all?; Inspiring people with PD; and more ...

We think that regardless of your age, you're always too young to have Parkinson's. When someone is diagnosed with Parkinson's at a younger age, it is called Young Onset Parkinson's Disease (YOPD). Parkinson's Disease has the reputation of being a disease associated with old age, with good reason. Essentially, the longer that you live, the greater your chance is of developing PD. If you live into your 80's, you have almost a 2% chance (2  in 100) of developing PD. If you die in your 50's, you decrease your odds of getting Parkinson's, as only 0.1% (1 in 1000) of ...

My favorite part of World Parkinson Congress is the people with Parkinson’s, particularly the ones you encounter in the Book Nook and Poster Hall. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting John Hall, author of one of my favorite books about living with Parkinson’s, “Living Well, Running Hard: Lessons Learned from Living with Parkinson’s Disease” ...

The University of Florida department of Advancement published an interesting article on Parkinson’s Disease at the University of Florida. The article focuses on researcher David Vaillancourt, and study participant Gary Keating, brought together by a common goal to cure Parkinson’s, and a love for the game of basketball. Both have stories to tell that involve Parkinson’s. The article “Two Jocks, One Goal: Cure Parkinson’s” is published at https://www.uff.ufl.edu/your-impact/two-jocks-one-goal-cure-parkinsons/ Vaillancourt’s story highlights: In 2014, Vaillancourt and his UF lab made history when they identified the first noninvasive imaging biomarker of PD: structural changes in the substantia nigra, a nucleus in the ...