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Benjamin Wolozin, MD, PhD
… Medical Center (1988-89) and the National Institute of Mental Health (1989 – 96). He joined Loyola University Medical … PD, and how these genes interact with aging and environmental stress. Dr. Wolozin has received numerous awards for …
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Looking Back: 2020 Highlights in Parkinson’s Public Policy
January 22, 2021
… Federal Research Funding : The National Institutes of Health received a research funding increase for the fifth … Parkinson’s research has increased by 40 percent. Environmental Policy : A bill to ban the herbicide paraquat — which … met with new leadership of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to explore ways to collaborate and …
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Neurocognitive and Supportive Therapy Interventions for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
… Impact of these therapies on thinking abilities, physical health, and patient and support person ratings of thinking … were observed on tests of learning and memory and mental flexibility as well as a select basic attention task. … solving training experienced significant improvements on a mental flexibility task. These results were observed even …
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Ask the MD: Parkinson’s and Coronavirus: Easing Mood Changes and Isolation
March 30, 2020
… The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and your city and state health … stay in touch with online support groups and, if helpful, a mental health care provider. And don’t feel guilty. Many of … Reach out to your clinician. Many therapists, mental health care providers and movement disorder …
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Making Telehealth Permanent Beyond the Pandemic
July 17, 2020
… to reflect new updates. Since the spring, the United States health care system has been the focal point of discussions to keep us safe and healthy, and to find a solution to slow and cure the novel … health screenings, emergency care, therapeutic exercise and mental health counseling. Patients could use telehealth to …
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NIMH Director Blogs "Time = Lives"
November 21, 2013
… Thomas Insel, PhD, director of the National Institute of Mental Health included in his blog on the FasterCures’ Partnering …