Festinating Gait? Begone!
I lived as a happy-go-lucky Parkie for the first six years. My symptoms were mostly mild and easy to joke about. (Poop joke: What do New Yorkers call a bird […]
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Research
Guest Post: 5 Studies that Show Hope for CBD Treating Parkinson’s
by John Alois These days most people have heard something or other about the potential of CBD to treat symptoms associated with various conditions. With the explosion of peer-reviewed research
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Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease? Well, Welcome!
If you’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, allow me to welcome you to a new stage in your life that can have many positive attributes. I know that sounds
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Let’s Talk About Clinical Research and Drug Trials!
Have you volunteered for Parkinson’s research projects, including drug trials? I’ve done this many times, starting shortly after I was diagnosed and continuing up to the present. It’s a win-win
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Web Update: The Mighty
There’s apparently a new website in town, devoted to all kinds of health issues, including Parkinson’s. It’s called The Mighty, and some of my blog posts will appear there going
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Positive Deviancy and Enriched Environment
Positive Deviance with an Enriched Environment Last week I reviewed research that showed that rats and mice raised in an “enriched environment” and then infected with a chemical that gave
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Enriched Environment for Mice and Rats with PD
A meta-analysis (click!) of a few dozen research studies regarding the effects of an enriched environment on rats and mice who the researchers induced with Parkinson’s disease ends with this
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Do You Think About Death?
This past week, the New York Times published an essay titled “Living Intimately with Thoughts of Death,” written by Susan Gubar, who’s been diagnosed with cancer. Her opening sentence reads,
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Exciting News from the Parkinson’s Foundation!
I’m excited to announce that the @ParkinsonsFoundation officially launched PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson’s Disease, a first-of-its-kind national initiative that offers free genetic testing and counseling. To learn
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Occupational Stress and Your Risk of PD
A Swedish study published last year (Occupational Stress and Risk for Parkinson’s Disease) found that your risk of getting Parkinson’s disease may be related to the intensity of your occupational
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