April 20, 2023
Aging adults with Parkinson’s often receive help with managing Parkinson’s disease from family and friends, particularly in the early stages of the disease. As a professional…
April 4, 2023
More widespread in males, and more prevalent than muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and Lou Gehrig’s disease put together, Parkinson’s disease impacts approximately 7 – 10…
April 17, 2018
The results of keeping physically active throughout the aging process are tremendous, but for those with Parkinson’s, it may truly be a game-changer in the…
April 1, 2016
Every day there are more and more breakthroughs and advances in modern medicine. Doctors and scientists all over the world, in all different fields, are…
October 1, 2013
Phones can do just about anything these days, but what if your phone could provide a health diagnosis? A British mathematician has developed an algorithm…
August 16, 2012
It may look like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease, but is it? For J.D. Cain, who had lived for years with what he thought was Parkinson’s,…
April 30, 2012
A new study shows that tai chi, an ancient exercise routine that leads the body through gentle, fluid motions and poses, may ease some of…
April 10, 2012
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. With 50,000 – 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s reported each year in the United States alone, this is a brain…
March 29, 2012
Researchers at The University of Texas may have found an important key to finding drugs to treat or potentially cure Parkinson’s disease—worms. The roundworms are…
December 27, 2011
Exercise has many benefits, and for Parkinson’s disease patients, it may serve an even larger purpose than merely maintaining fitness. Parkinson’s researcher, Dr. Jay L….