… shares how her life has changed since she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2007, while Marc light-heartedly comments on aging and giving a gift that money can’t buy. As … through their Foundation, Shaking with Laughter . According to Karen, an OB/GYN in private practice in Cleveland, …

… Study Rationale:  In preclinical models, detection of apoptosing retinal cells (DARC) allows identification of cells … of damage from Parkinson’s disease (PD) before the cells become compromised. By quantifying these “at-risk” cells, DARC … clinically assess and perform DARC imaging on 40 people with PD. We will continue with DARC and clinical assessments …

… disease (PD). We have found that these mutations disrupt autophagy—a process that cells deploy to degrade intracellular … resulting in the buildup of toxic protein clumps. Comparing the results from mouse and human neurons will … consistent, we will investigate whether neurons from people with forms of PD that do not involve LRRK2 have similar …

… Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) task force comprising experts from four continents published recently in the journal Movement Disorders presents a tool that reflects our current understanding. The Michael J. … disorder affecting all parts of the nervous system, with a genetic component in many cases and a very slow …

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… is a guest blogger from Los Angeles who was diagnosed with dystonia, the third most common movement disorder, in his mid-20s.   When I was first …