Search Results Tagged With Parkinson's
Parkinson's Post, Summer 2016
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/newsletters/year/2016/#2179
Bicycle, Bicycle (Active Parkinson's Group)
Welcoming the Inland Empire
Being an Artist with Parkinson's
Change is Possible
A Carepartner's Thoughts on HOPE
Book Review - Old Age: A Beginner's Guide
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July 11, 2016
Parkinson's Toolkit
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/blog/parkinsons-toolkit/
You’ve got Parkinson’s? Better pack your tool kit.
What goes in it? Here are some of the essentials.
Patience. If you’re not good at this, you need to practice. Everything takes longer with Parkinson…
June 01, 2021
Lending Library
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Northwest Parkinson's
Lending Library
Looking for a page-turner about Parkinson's, an encyclopedia, or both?
Whether you'd like to better understand or differently experience life with Parkinson's,…
March 14, 2019
Thomas Graboys, Doctor Who Wrote of Parkinson’s Fight, Dies at 70
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/thomas-graboys-doctor-who-wrote-of-parkinson-s-fight-dies-at-70/
After managing for more than a decade, Dr. Graboys died on Jan. 5 at his home in Chestnut Hill, Mass., his daughter, Penelope Graboys Blair, said. The cause was complications of Lewy Body Dementia, wh…
January 14, 2015
Asthma May Influence Risk of Parkinson's Disease
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/asthma-may-influence-risk-of-parkinsons-disease/
Patients with asthma may be at an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in Allergy.
September 04, 2015
Parkinson’s patients trained to respond to placebos
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/parkinson-s-patients-trained-to-respond-to-placebos/
The brain cells of people with Parkinson’s disease can be trained to reliably respond to placebo drugs, Italian neuroscientists report. The training wears off after 24 hours but the effect shows it ma…
February 10, 2016
New research maps out pesticide exposure and Parkinson's disease in Nebraska
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/new-research-maps-out-pesticide-exposure-and-parkinsons-disease-in-nebraska/
A new study looking at exposure to pesticide and Parkinson’s disease rates in Nebraska found the two to be strongly linked but also concluded that exposure most likely isn’t the sole factor in the dev…
April 04, 2016
Woman battling Parkinson's disease to try out for 'American Ninja Warrior'
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/woman-battling-parkinsons-disease-to-try-out-for-american-ninja-warrior/
Allison Toepperwein, 38, nearly paralyzed by disease 3 years ago
May 29, 2016
Parkinson's disease: New protein discovery could fuel new treatments
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/parkinsons-disease-new-protein-discovery-could-fuel-new-treatments/
New treatments for Parkinson's disease could be in sight, after researchers reveal how inhibiting the activity of a specific protein in the brain could stop or slow development of the disease. What is…
June 28, 2016
Parkinson's: Mutant gene interaction may pave the way for new treatments
https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/parkinsons-mutant-gene-interaction-may-pave-the-way-for-new-treatments/
New research finds that an interaction between a mutant gene and an abundant brain protein shows similarities with clinical indicators of Parkinson's disease. These findings could lead to new treatmen…
July 24, 2016