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Neuro Talk: Parkinson’s Disease Progression
Shared from parkinson.org. VIDEO OVERVIEW: What can you expect as Parkinson’s disease (PD) progresses? What are the signs and symptoms of each stage? Although the loss of dopamine is universal for people with PD, each person experiences a unique combination...
10 Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease
Shared from parkinson.org.It can be hard to tell if you or a loved one has Parkinson's disease (PD). Below are 10 signs that you might have the disease. No single one of these signs means that you should worry, but if you have more than one sign you should consider...
Vertigo, Dizziness & Low Blood Pressure
Shared from parkinson.org.Dizziness and vertigo are commonly reported symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Dizziness is a term used to describe a range of sensations, such as being on the verge of fainting, feeling woozy, weak or unsteady. Dizziness that...
Five Ways to Prepare for Hospice Care
Shared from brainandlife.org. First, decide whether you want to do hospice at home or in a care facility, says Benzi Kluger, MD, FAAN, director of the Palliative Care Research Center and the Neurology Supportive and Palliative Care Service at the University of...
4 Top Dementia Accusations: Stealing, Poisoning, Being Held Prisoner
Shared from dailycaring.com. How to respond when falsely accused by someone with dementia It’s common for people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia to accuse those close to them of theft, mistreatment, or other terrible things. Cases of true abuse do exist, but...
Association of Coffee Consumption and Prediagnostic Caffeine Metabolites With Incident Parkinson Disease in a Population-Based Cohort
Shared from ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. This study demonstrates that the neuroprotection of coffee on PD is attributed to caffeine and its metabolites by detailed quantification of plasma caffeine and its metabolites years before diagnosis.more news &...
Parkinson’s Discovery Suggests We May Already Have an FDA-Approved Treatment
Shared from sciencealert.com. Researchers have discovered how a cell surface protein called Aplp1 can play a role in spreading material responsible for Parkinson's disease from cell-to-cell in the brain. Promisingly, an FDA-approved cancer drug that targets...
Real Talk from Women Living with Parkinson’s
Shared from michaeljfox.org. PODCAST OVERVIEW:It’s often believed that Parkinson’s is an “old white man’s disease.” However, the more we learn about Parkinson's, the more we understand the diversity of people it affects. For example, approximately 40 percent...
Researchers Find 2 New Early Signs of Parkinson’s
Shared from verywellhealth.com. A study of the health records of over a million people in East London has identified two conditions that might be early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease: hearing loss and epilepsy. Recognizing these as possible signs of Parkinson’s may...
Carbidopa/Levodopa: Side effects, dosages, and more FAQs
Shared from apdaparkinson.org. Loss of neurons in the brain that use dopamine to communicate is one of the hallmark features of Parkinson’s disease (PD), causing slowness, stiffness, tremor, and balance problems. Replacing the brain’s dopamine is therefore one of...