What Marijuana Isn’t
Although the jury is still out on whether medical marijuana offers real benefits for Parkies (mostly because the U.S. government classifies it as a dangerous Schedule 1 drug, alongside heroin […]
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Research
Got DBS? Watch Out for Thunderstorms!
A recent report in the NY Times warns that people with electrodes implanted in their brain should be especially careful during thunderstorms, because if lightning strikes your building, you may
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1st Parkinson’s Ping-Pong Championship a Smashing Success!
Today was the first International Parkinson’s Ping-Pong Championship, and by all accounts it was a huge success. Seven entrants from various countries around the world competed (that’s why I added
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Review: “A Man Walks Off His Parkinsonian Symptoms”
A psychiatrist recently suggested I read Chapter 2 of The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontier of Neuroplasticity, by Norman Doidge, MD. Chapter 2 is
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Link: “Senior Wellness Guide – Healthy Aging”
The folks at the online, for-profit Drugwatch (“Our Mission: Keep people safe from potentially harmful drugs, medical devices and procedures by informing them of medical conditions, severe side effects and ways
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Coffee Questions
A slew of just-published articles (click! click! click! click! click!) describe a new research study which found that people with early-stage Parkinson’s who drink two cups of coffee a day
Ping Pong’s Potential for Parkinson’s
Here’s an update on ping pong’s potential for helping people with Parkinson’s disease. (To read my earlier ping pong posts, just click: click! click! click! click! click! click! click!) CBSN just aired
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High Intensity Workouts May Slow PD Progression for the Newly Diagnosed
The NY Times reported this week on a research study which found that high-intensity treadmill training slowed the progression of Parkinson’s disease in Parkies who were “newly diagnosed” (that is,
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A High-Calorie Diet May Help You Live Longer
According to a recently published study in Neurology (and summarized for the lay reader in Medical News Today), people with Parkinson’s disease need to watch out for weight loss, especially right after
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Simon Stott: “Where Are We Now With Parkinson’s Research?”
Here’s a great, recent video that addresses the question, “Where are we now with Parkinson’s research?” The author/speaker, Simon Stott, is a post-doctoral researcher at Cambridge University, where he focuses
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