Have You Been Diagnosed with Parkinsonโ€™s Disease? ย Do You Know or Care for Someone Who Has?

Have You Been Diagnosed with Parkinsonโ€™s Disease?  Do You Know or Care for Someone Who Has? The goal of...see more the REGENERATE-PD study is to test whether a new gene therapy (AB-1005) is safe and effective for patients with PD. This therapy aims to introduce working GDNF to your brain, which promotes the survival of brain […]

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โ€œASK THE DOCTORโ€ WITH DR. REBECCA GILBERT

Q: I was recently told that carbidopa/ levodopa doesnโ€™t help tremor. Is...see more that true? A: No. Carbidopa/levodopa often helps tremor. However, in a certain percentage of people, tremors donโ€™t respond well as other symptoms of PD such as slowness and stiffness. Movement disorder physicians measure whether medication doses […]

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CHAMPIONING HEALTH EQUITY: RESEARCHERโ€™S QUEST TO EXPAND ADVANCE CARE PLANNING IN HISPANIC PD COMMUNITIES

As part of our 2024-2025...see more research funding, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) was proud to award Danielle Shpiner, MD, an APDA Diversity in Parkinsonโ€™s Disease Research Grant, which is given to investigators exploring health inequities and/or differences among under-studied Parkinsonโ€™s […]

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