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10 Tips for a Healthy Winter with Parkinson’s Disease
December 18, 2014
… warm at home, the season can bring along plenty of fun with family and friends but some stressors, too. There are a few precautions people with Parkinson’s can … your usual diet as much as possible, Rachel Dolhun, MD, recommends. “This is especially pertinent with regard to …
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Wearable Sensors and a Web-Based Application to Monitor Patients with Parkinson's Disease in the Home Environment
… difficulties in adjusting medications in individuals with Parkinson’s disease as the disease progresses and patients experience changes in the severity of symptoms between dosages, known as “on” and “off” times. These … symptoms. Sensors capture data about movements that can be compared to scores generated by neurologists and used to …
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Use of a Robotic Walking Device to Improve Home and Community Mobility in People with Parkinson's Disease
… Study Rationale: People with Parkinson's disease can have walking issues that prevent them from completing daily activities in and outside of their homes. … This study uses a light, wearable robotic device designed to help people take bigger steps and walk more easily. The …
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Episode 7: Using Neuroimaging and Biomarkers to Improve Neurodegenerative Disease Diagnosis and Assessment with John Seibyl
January 16, 2024
… often do not receive a diagnosis until the hallmark motor symptoms begin to manifest. This can be a decade or more … that have allowed us to more accurately identify patients with Parkinson's disease, including the recent development … groundbreaking, large-scale clinical trials he is involved with for assessing the impacts of neuroprotective drugs for …
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FDA Denies Approval of Drug to Treat Orthostatic Tension in People with Parkinson’s and Other Diseases
May 23, 2012
… yesterday that their drug candidate Northera, designed to treat orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson’s and other … by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Those living with the condition — a sudden drop in blood pressure when … concerns about the drug (a highly unusual move) and the company lost a third of its market value in the wake of that …
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Closing the Gap on a Cure: How 12 Runners with Parkinson’s United to Raise Awareness and Funds
November 17, 2022
… On September 10, a dozen runners living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) completed one of the longest and most grueling relay races … more than 200 mountainous miles from southwestern Virginia to North Carolina, with up to 17,000-foot elevations and a …