Pour Another Cup
As I recently blogged, I’m going to read and respond to books and articles about Parkinson’s disease via a reader response format that we use with students at my school, […]
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Change #3 After the World Parkinson Congress: Deeper Reporting. Case #1: Yuma Bev
I realized at the recent World Parkinson Congress that I should be reading more books and articles about PD, and that my blog posts could dive more deeply when I
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My Main Take-Aways from the Friday Session on “Exercise as Treatment”
I attended the first two lectures of Friday afternoon’s session, “Exercise as Treatment,” during the closing hours of the World Parkinson Congress. Rather than write up all my notes, I’ll
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My Notes from the James Parkinson’s Special Lecture on Levodopa
From the WPC Program Guide James Parkinson’s Special Lecture “Levodopa Over the Last 50 Years – Where We’ve Come and Where We Are Going” Speaker: Dr. John G. Nutt, Professor
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Questions for the World Parkinson Congress!
Here are the research questions for which I’ll seek answers when I’m attending the World Parkinson Congress next week in Portland. Do you have your own questions you’d like me
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First the Bad News…
A research review in this week’s online News Medical makes me realize that all may not be hunky-dory with my current, seemingly successful attempts at holding Parkinson’s disease at bay. According
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Can You “Learn” Yourself Out of Parkinson’s Disease?
Can you “learn” yourself out of Parkinson’s disease? That’s the thrilling question that a 2013 article in The Lancet, the highly-respected, peer-reviewed medical journal, asks in its conclusion. The article,
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Multi-Pronged Approach to Improve Mental, Physical and Emotional Health
This study, reported in News-Medical.net, offers a multi-pronged approach to improve mental, physical and emotional health. It sounds great to me. Now if I only had the time! The research
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Hot Off the (Bench) Press: Lighter Weights Just As Good
According to the NY Times, you don’t have to use extremely heavy weights at the gym to get good results. You can use lighter, more comfortable weights. Just up the number
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Active Brains =, ≠ Good Brain Health
According to today’s New York Times, if you’re genetically slated to get dementia (specifically Alzheimer’s; the article is not clear about other forms), there’s not much you can do to stop
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