Mar 6, 2025 | Caregiver Articles, General Interest
Shared from forseniorsmag.com. Loneliness among the elderly is emerging as a significant public health concern, with its prevalence reaching alarming levels globally. Studies reveal that a substantial portion of the elderly population suffers from loneliness, a...
Mar 6, 2025 | General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from brainandlife.org. In this episode of the Brain & Life podcast, co-hosts Dr. Daniel Correa and Dr. Katy Peters answer some listener-submitted questions. Dr. Correa is then joined by Dr. Michael Okun, co-director of the Center for Movement Disorders...
Mar 6, 2025 | General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com. If you or a loved one is living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), you’ve probably spent a lot of time researching the condition and trying to understand its causes, symptoms, and progression. But even the most detail-oriented search...
Mar 6, 2025 | General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com. Both Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease are progressive neurodegenerative disorders that affect the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). “Progressive” means they worsen over time, and “neurodegenerative” means...
Feb 28, 2025 | General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from parkinson.org. Over the past few years, Parkinson’s disease (PD) research has undergone a dramatic transformation. Scientists are moving beyond the traditional focus on the brain alone and adopting a whole systems approach to understanding the...
Feb 28, 2025 | General Interest
Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com. The cause of most cases of Parkinson’s disease is unknown. Although researchers have established that both hereditary and environmental factors influence a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s, for the most part, they don’t...
