Q: My husband was just told that he may have Parkinson’s disease...see more — where do we go from here? A: A diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be overwhelming but with the right information and medical care, your husband will hopefully be able to continue living his best […]

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One couple’s recipe for PD success After experiencing rigidness and fatigue, Lynda was diagnosed with...see more Parkinson’s disease (PD) at the age of 54. Like many people in her position, she was in denial at first. Fortunately, her husband of 22 years, Michael, was not only there to be her solid support […]

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The results of a new study show that the incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD), or the number of new...see more cases diagnosed per year, is 50% higher than previously estimated. Instead of past estimates of 60,000 new cases of PD diagnosed per year, the new study determined that there are approximately 90,000 new cases of PD […]

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You may have seen a recent episode of the TODAY show which highlighted a fascinating device developed at Stanford...see more University – a glove that imparts vibration to the fingertips in order to relieve Parkinson’s disease (PD) symptoms. In a small trial, participants wore the glove on each hand for several hours a day. The results […]

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On Thursday, July 28, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill entitled the NationalPlan to End Parkinson’s Act...see more and on Thursday September 15, a companion bill was introduced in the Senate. This was an exciting moment for the Parkinson’s disease (PD) community, as this Act acknowledged the need for our government to increase its […]

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In an exciting new study, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, led by APDA Cotzias Fellowship*...see more awardee Dr. Vikram Khurana, demonstrated a new role for the protein involved in Parkinson’s disease (PD) pathology, alpha-synuclein. In addition to alpha-synuclein interacting with vesicles, or small transport structures within the cell, this new study shows […]

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A new formulation of carbidopa/levodopa 25/100, called DhivyTM, is now available. Manufactured by Avion Pharmaceuticals, its innovation is that...see more it is scored into four sections allowing the pill to be easily cut into four equal parts. Each part contains 6.25 mg of carbidopa and 25 mg of levodopa.  The medication was approved by the US […]

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In 2018, Focused Ultrasound was approved to treat tremors in people with PD.  Now, the FDA has approved expanding...see more the indications of Focused Ultrasound (FUS) for Parkinson’s disease (PD) to also include treatment of bradykinesia (slowness) rigidity (stiffness), and dyskinesias.  Individual ultrasound waves do not contain enough energy to do any damage as they pass […]

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In an exciting new study, researchers at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) and the CUNY...see more School of Medicine, led by Dr. Andreas Kottmann, studied levodopa induced dyskinesias (LIDs) and demonstrated that inhibiting a protein called sonic hedgehog (Shh) decreased LIDs in animal models of PD. The study appears today in Communications […]

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May 6, 2021 In an exciting new study, researchers at the APDA Center for Advanced Research at Brigham and...see more Women’s Hospital studied the genetic changes that increase the rate of progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Currently, there are many genes that are associated with an increased risk of developing PD. But once a person has […]

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