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What’s Coming Next Month: March 2021
Join us in March for our many inspirational, educational, and Team DPF events. You’ll hear from experts and people with …
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What’s Coming Next Month: March 2021
Join us in March for our many inspirational, educational, and Team DPF events. You’ll hear from experts and people with …
Newronika’s AlphaDBS System Earns CE Mark in Europe
Newronika‘s AlphaDBS, an innovative deep brain stimulation (DBS) system being evaluated in patients with Parkinson’s disease, has received CE Mark approval in Europe. The CE Mark is
Biogen, Sangamo to Develop Novel Gene Therapies
Biogen and Sangamo Therapeutics have begun a collaboration to develop and commercialize gene therapies for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, as well as an undisclosed neuromuscular disease. The five-year
Healthy Parkinson’s Communities™: February Resource Roundup
Last month we focused on sharing resources that introduced cross–sector collaboration, its importance, who to get involved, and how to make it happen in …
What’s New in Parkinson’s: February 2021
From the “Give a Dime for Parkinson’s” campaign to adaptive DBS to an Off-Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame,” this month has brought an array of Parkinson’s …
Just Having a Laugh Could Be All You Need for This Moment
March is the month that amuses us with many things, besides the infamous St. Patrick’s Day. You know, that day in the middle of the month when
Together Our Disease Communities Form an Unstoppable Team
“Snowflakes. One of nature’s most fragile things, but just look at what they do when they stick together.” – Unknown As I look out my window, it
Project to Test Virtual Reality Weight-Shifting Strategies for Gait Freezing
A three-year U.K. project will investigate whether weight-shifting strategies, developed and tested using virtual reality, can help people with Parkinson’s disease to overcome freezing of gait —
Parkinson’s UK Invests Up to £800,000 in New Trial Testing GDNF
Parkinson’s UK is paving the way for a future clinical trial that will continue to test a naturally occurring protein, the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor or
Supporting My Dad as He Faces Unique Challenges With Parkinson’s
I don’t have Parkinson’s disease, but my dad does. And sometimes I wonder how lonely it can be. Even when we as loved ones try to understand
5 Genes May Underlie Lewy Body Dementia, With Overlap in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Five genes appear to be involved in the onset and development of Lewy body dementia (LBD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by toxic protein clumps, known as Lewy
MJFF Backs Investigation of Parkinson’s-linked Protein Complex
A project investigating a complex formed by two key proteins involved in Parkinson’s disease development has received nearly $150,000 in funding from the Michael J. Fox Foundation
Parkinson’s: From Diagnosis to Acceptance
Written by Amy Montemarano, Davis Phinney Foundation Ambassador and YOPD Council Leader living with Parkinson’s. I learned a few things about acceptance on a summer day just …
Mandatory building standards would ensure senior housing needs are met
Our ageing population demands more accessible housing, writes Dr Di Winkler. The final report from the royal commission into aged
HCP, CHSP workers next up for vaccination
Workers who deliver aged care services via the home care package and CHSP programs will be able to get vaccinated
First US Patient Receives New Vercise Genus Deep Brain Stimulation Device
Surgeons in Detroit have become the first U.S. team to implant the newest deep brain stimulation (DBS) system — Boston Scientific’s Vercise Genus — in a Parkinson’s
Probiotic as Add-on Treatment Seen to Aid Patients in Small Study
PS128, a probiotic sold by Bened Biomedical, eased symptoms of Parkinson’s disease as an add-on treatment to 25 patients in a pilot clinical study, the company announced. Probiotics
TADWA signs deal with US virtual reality company
WA-based not for profit organisation TADWA, which provides assistive technology and mobility solutions for the ageing and disability sector, has
Home care providers reveal hopes and fears in final submissions to RC
Australia’s home care providers have had their last say on the aged care royal commission before the final report is
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[Video] YOPD Council: Death and Dying
Death is a universal part of life. But when faced with a Parkinson’s diagnosis, this topic may have an entirely new meaning. In this webinar, …
Access to Information About Parkinson’s Disease Is Getting Better
It wasn’t long after I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than 17 years ago that I started my blog, Parkinson’s Journey. Due to a general lack
Blackfynn Acquires Therapy Potentially Ready for Phase 3 Testing
Blackfynn announced that its is acquiring the rights to a candidate Parkinson’s disease treatment that others gave up on but is thought ready to move into pivotal Phase 3
Cure Parkinson’s Grant Supports Potential Iron-trapping Treatment
Cure Parkinson’s is supporting AbFero Pharmaceuticals in its work to advance SP-420, a potential disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson’s disease that clears excess iron from the brain. The grant award supports further testing of
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[Webinar Recording] Telemedicine and Parkinson’s
Imagine if access to your doctor or movement disorder specialist via a computer was just a few clicks away. Or you could have an appointment via the …
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