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Study offers answers on life expectancy for people with Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia
Monday May 15, 2017
Faced with a serious disease, patients want to know the answer to a difficult question: "How long will I live?"
A new Mayo Clinic study in today's JAMA Neurology has some answers for patients with Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, multiple system atrophy with parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease dementia.
Read ArticleParkinson's in a dish: Researchers reproduce brain oscillations
Friday May 05, 2017
Abnormal oscillations in neurons that control movement, which likely cause the tremors that characterize Parkinson's disease, have long been reported in patients with the disease. Now, researchers working with stem cells report that they have reproduced these oscillations in a petri dish, paving the way for much faster ways to screen for new treatments or even a cure for Parkinson's disease.
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A Day in the Life of a Parkinson Warrior
Monday April 10, 2017
It’s been said that if you’ve met one person with Parkinson’s Disease, you’ve met one person with Parkinson’s. That’s because each person with PD presents differently—despite several common possible symptoms. There are at least five common motor symptoms of PD (including tremors, balance issues, slowness, freezing and dystonia [uncontrollable movements]) and well over fifteen non-motor symptoms. The number of possible combinations are immense... No wonder Parkinson’s is called a snowflake disease—every instance is unique.
Read ArticleWho Needs PAM?
Monday April 03, 2017
What can you do during Parkinson’s Awareness Month? Find a way to take action to bring a little color, a little laughter, a little April into the life of someone you know with this disease.
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Taboo Topics: Medical Marijuana and Parkinson's
Tuesday October 25, 2016
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Parkinson's Post, Summer 2016
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Tim Hague's Blog
Thoughts about Parkinson's from "Amazing Race Canda" winner, Tim Hague, Sr. 
Contentment
06/13/2016
In December of 2015 I took a leave of absence from my nursing career that has turned into my taking a permanent leave due to my Parkinson's. Most of us have had dreams of what it might be like to take early retirement, hit the beach and live the high life. Well, my reality is not quite that. Don't get me wrong. It's not that it's been so bad, it's just that it's not been that great. Read More
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